My father, Dave Robert Shepard Sr., died on either December 30th or December 31st, depending on what time zone you were in. I received the call on the 30th at 11:30PM in Los Angeles, but the caller, positioned in Detroit, was two hours deep into the 31st. He was dead at 62 years old. Small cell…
‘David Bowie-Where Are We Now?’ by MMMusic is my new jam.
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So great! Lovely illustrated labels by Lisa Congdon to organize your life, free to download.
Just the thing to get my paper work org project in gear.
(Some will say this is not the time. I disagree. This is the time when every mixed emotion needs to find voice.)
Since his arrest in January, 2011, I have known more about the events that began this spiral than I have wanted to know. Aaron consulted me as a friend and lawyer. He…
This is a letter from Lynda Barry to the students in The Unthinkable Mind which begins on January 23, 2013 at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. The class is composed of 21 graduate and undergraduate students; eight with interests in the sciences, eight with interests in the humanities, and five wild cards.
It’s a writing and picture-making class with focus on the basic physical structure of the brain with emphasis on hemispheric differences and a particular sort of insight and creative concentration that seems to come about when we are using our hands (-the original digital devices) —to help us figure out a problem.
No artistic talent is required to be part of this class, but students must have an active interest in learning about the physical structure of the brain, how memory, metaphor, pictures and stories work together, the relationship between our hands and thinking, and what the biological function of the thing we call ‘the arts’ may be.
This is a rigorous class with a substantial workload. Along with twice weekly writing, picture making, and memorization assignments, students will be required to complete a handmade book using visual and written elements by the end of the semester.
Before the first meeting, students will have read the introduction to Iain McGilchrist’s book on the brain’s hemispheric differences, “The Master and His Emissary” (Download Introduction) and will have memorized Emily Dickinson’s poem number 937
I felt a Cleaving in my Mind —
As if my Brain had split —
I tried to match it — Seam by Seam —
But could not make it fit.
The thought behind, I strove to join
Unto the thought before —
But Sequence raveled out of Sound
Like Balls — upon a Floor.Class activities, assignments and relevant material will be posted on this tumblr page throughout the semester.
I would memorize the poem by singing it to the tune of “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” (Probably everyone knows this tip already)
Do you like memorizing things? You’ll love The Recital, a new series coming to Housing Works and launching with the theme “Swoon!” on February 11, hosted by the indomitable Maris Kreizman and Rachel Syme. Details and readers coming soon!
Passion!
Mr. Stoughton, the chief photographer for the Kennedy White House, documented its glittering public moments and its intimate private ones.
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Just watched a clip from Antiques Roadshow that featured Stiughton. Article notes that he died at 88 in 2008 and cast a ballot for Obama before he died.
