The Image
I went to an amazing exhibit today. Public, Private, Secret at the International Center of Photography in the East Village. The exhibit consisted of a variety of visual media, mostly […]
Category Archives: Art and Creativity
Containing posts discussing and commenting on the artistic and creative process, attempting to understand its various characteristics.
Salomon’s House
For the several employments and offices of our fellows, we have twelve that sail into foreign countries under the names of other nations (for our own we conceal), who bring […]
The Purpose of New York
Everyone on the trains always look so sad… – Dianne Dianne is a particularly special friend of mine, from long ago and far away. She recently wrapped up her undergrad career […]
Some “Infinite Jest” Theories (Spoiler Alert)
I finally finished David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest last weekend. An excellent book, although that’s no secret. DFW did an excellent job threading exposition into narrative, giving endless hints but […]
“The Slide”
“It was a slide. The biggest slide I had ever known. It towered above the ground, above my three-, five-, six-year-old self like a mountain. The slide was wide — […]
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The Year Abroad Book Review
For those of you just tuning in, I recently wrapped up a year-long trip around the world. It was a very intellectually adventurous period: being outside the boundaries of the […]
Unpacking an Adage
People always say you learn more from your failures than your successes. But they never say why, which I always found vaguely disappointing. It just supposed to “feel” truthful, right, […]
