Artists, Read the Fine Print

The insidiousness of artists' contacts, visitors will now judge the Venice Biennale, and Trump’s border crew damages 1,000-year-old Native etching.

Culture • 3h

Trained equanimity and a bias toward action

Pay attention to what’s in front of you. Don’t let fear contaminate your understanding of the situation. Act with commitment. Notice the gap between event and reaction. Embrace the resources that are available to you. Optimism is a belief about possible outcomes, but equanimity

Culture • 4h

You Can Have Your Ashes Turned Into a Playable Vinyl Record, When Your Day Comes

Even in death we are only limited by our imagination in how we want to go out. There are now ways to turn our corpse into a tree, or have our ashes shot into space, or press our ashes into diamonds–I believe Superman is involved in that last one. And now for the music lover, […]

Culture • 4h

Chuck Jones’ The Dot and the Line Celebrates Geometry & Hard Work: An Oscar-Winning Animation (1965)

The animated short above, The Dot and the Line, directed by the great Chuck Jones and narrated by English actor Robert Morley, won an Oscar in 19656 for Best Animated Short Film. Based on a book written by Norton Juster, “The Dot and the Line” tells the story of a romance

Culture • 5h

Mary Oliver on the Measure of a Life Well Lived and How to Magnify Your Aliveness

"Do you need a prod? Do you need a little darkness to get you going?"

Culture • 22h

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Artists, Read the Fine Print

Trained equanimity and a bias toward action

You Can Have Your Ashes Turned Into a Playable Vinyl Record, When Your Day Comes

Chuck Jones’ The Dot and the Line Celebrates Geometry & Hard Work: An Oscar-Winning Animation (1965)

Mary Oliver on the Measure of a Life Well Lived and How to Magnify Your Aliveness