A friend told me about TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) about a year ago, and I ignored him. He brought it to my attention again last week, and I finally broke down and checked it out. I'm not yet officially hooked, because I haven't had time to log the hours it will take to benefit from …
Imaginative Bravery: Money and Art
Years ago, I came across a play called Spike Heels by a writer named Theresa Rebeck. I was struck by its frank language, it's straight-ahead exploration of love, sex, and identity in a world of 20 and 30-something confusion. Since Spike Heels, Rebeck has gone on to wide success and acclaim, including a nod as …
Post It Creativity
Just fun. Imagine the work and the number of Post-It Notes.
Questions About Possibility
Yesterday, I came across a web site called <100K Project, an awareness raising enterprise by Scott Walters dedicated to “bring(ing) the arts back home” to small and rural communities with populations under 100,000." One of the posts I spent some time with is titled "On the Possibility of Art." An interesting move Walters makes is …
Up
We get excited about Pixar movies at my house. And we often talk about going to see the latest Pixar movie together, but it rarely works out. The release of Up was no exception. We talked about it, suggested times, but in the end, Anjie and Daniel saw it first while I was in Chicago …
JEFF BERRYMAN 