Author: JNaz

Woah! What a ride! I always wanted to read Dante’s Inferno. Well, actually, I always wanted to have read it, I think. Not certain I would have ever gotten to it were it not for Mary Jo Bang’s stunning translation. We all know the story so I won’t go into that, but what makes this

Inspiring and inspired. And I love her final thought. : )

A feast for the eyes, ears, for the heart…

After reading several essays on ecological degradation at local and planetary scales earlier today, I came upon this piece from Orion. A reminder that given a chance, natural systems can heal and reclaim vitality. Given a chance, again, life finds a way.

Here is another fabulous review by John Yau. I find this sculpture both intellectually and visually intriguing, and that intrigue is heightened by Yau’s review. The way he completely opens himself – in every way – to looking at art always inspires me. Here is John Yau at his best – The result is mystifying.

There is just so much I loved about this book. Beautifully written, finely crafted, it is both heartbreaking and uplifting. The story unfolds, mostly, across a decade in Chechnya, pivoting around a handful of days toward the end of 2004. Told through a collage of characters whose stories come together at this particular place and

This brief video just enchanted me. The man, the story, the art! I find myself deeply attracted to this work. I have always loved lists, catalogues, field guides of any kind, anything that involves visual discernment. Blackstock’s work takes it to a whole new level. Especially when one considers the breadth of it! WWII aircraft,

I almost didn’t post this because, well, it is just really hard to read. I was weeping through much of it, sinking deep into the sorrow for all things lost as a result of our greed, our acquisitiveness, our sheer numbers. Our obliviousness! So, it is in the spirit of not being oblivious, of taking

Take these seven minutes and run with them…

Here is a link to a deeply moving, thought provoking interview with Richard Powers. It is rather lengthy but worth setting aside some time for.