Just wow– a whole new world… https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/nov/06/how-nfts-non-fungible-tokens-are-shaking-up-the-art-world Digital art– Paris Hilton, gotta say, surprises abound–
Gasp worthy images, stunning language.
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. : )
I visited Francis today and checked the archive to find the last time he was on the air with me was October 25th 2019. Here’s a link: Alison B, Deema & Francis Cover Experience with Uniforms, the Demands of Protesters in Beirut, and America at Large I vividly remember talking about color with Francis that
A feast for the eyes, ears, for the heart…
Here’s an interesting Nation article about Richard Power’s new novel Bewilderment. I am still reading Overstory. It is taking me awhile. It is a wonderful read, but living out the end of my life on a planet that has such an uncertain future makes it, at the same time, a very difficult read for me.
Another book from our rain book bundle, Rain Brings Frogs: A Little Book of Hope is just that– instead of Mommy saying, “I hate the rain!” Nate says, “Rain brings frogs!” and other such hopeful turns of negativity — our personal favorite: When Ben says, “Not enough!” Nate says, “Enough to share!” — ain’t that
Got a book bundle from the library about rain and the stuff has been falling out of the sky ever since! We are getting a deluge today and got meta with Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld. Cloudette is small cloud and is inspired by bigger clouds doing bigger things and certainly finds some important work —
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.
Seasonal Reading 