This extraordinary video will shift your view of people you may be pigeon-holing, reminding us that: There IS more that brings us together than we think. Our question: how to live that compassionate view in dark times?
Read MoreFried Chicken Italian-Style: Chicken Under a Brick (or Rock)
The Italian technique of panfrying a chicken with a weight on top yields a bird with an utterly crispy skin and succulent flesh in less than half an hour. It works for all manner of poultry.
Read MoreAi Weiwei: ‘To Make Some Change Requires Some Level of Fighting’
This video and quote from Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei’s present a challenging and clarifying view for navigating our world and lives.
Read MoreWords that Ground You, Expand You, Shift Your Thinking or Mood
Every now and then, we stumble on a word with unusual powers. That is, it seems to resonate more than most, and we find ourselves changed just by thinking about it.
Read MoreSnow Globe Windows (Spencer Finch) + Colorforms
Artist Spencer Finch transformed a hospital’s visitor’s waiting room by creating a feeling of being in a snow globe. He used what seems like a simple, do-able approach…
Read MoreRules for Improvising When the Stakes are High
The perfect synchronicity on the theme of ‘not knowing what you are doing’ , including Trump’s “improvisational approach to governing”, got us thinking about essential rules for improvising when the stakes are HIGH.
Read MoreDon’t Know What You are Doing? You are Not Alone (Rumi + Chuang Tzu)
We’ve lost count of the times we’ve thought “We don’t know what we are doing!” as we work, pursue ideas, navigate crises, move through our day, week, year. We are heartened to see that we are not alone, and that it can yield great rewards.
Read MoreSteel Cut Oats Go Savory (+ a Trick for Having Them Ready in a FLASH)
Steel cut oats make a sublime breakfast when dressed with savory flavorings rather than sweet ones. But they take SO long to cook unless you follow this brilliantly simple trick to having them ready first thing in the morning.
Read MoreFound Idea on a Building Wall (Forage Ideas like Mushrooms)
We are ALWAYS on the lookout for ideas that we can apply…somewhere in our life. This snazzy pattern we spotted on the side of a building sent us dreaming.
Read More‘Crisis is a Hair’ (Hair Poetry, Visual and Otherwise)
Images and poems of and about hair remind us of the meaning and possibilities, both creative and metaphysical, of the mysterious fiber.
Read More‘a fearless proclamation of what’s possible for ordinary people’ (Pema Chodron)
We were stunned at how perfect these words from Pema Chodron are in this very unsettling time and how much they teach on a purely personal level.
Read MoreFind: Red Steel Bookends (via FIT)
The bright red bookends we saw at FIT’s library totally transform the common bookend into something both graphic and stylish…and practical. We wondered if we could find them.
Read MoreFour Ways to Withstand Chaos in 2017 and Beyond
Recently, we got a New Year’s card that provided a welcome strategies for this anxious time. As soon as we think about doing them, we calm down.
Read MoreRise with Poetry of the American Earth (Paul Auster)
When the New York Times asked novelist Paul Auster What’s your favorite book that no one else has heard of? his answer is full of unexpected spirit-lifting poetry.
Read MoreSerious Comfort: Cream Biscuits (3 Minutes to Assemble, 12 to Bake)
Cream biscuits are really really easy to make, and SERIOUSLY divine. We figure they are the perfect weekend pleasure and will provide serious comfort during this challenging time.
Read MoreCanvas Floor Mats, Inspired by Marisol
The jazzy black-and-white checkerboard “rug” that defines the living room of artist Marisol’s Tribeca loft reminded us a painted canvas floor cloth: practical, stylish and easy-to-make.
Read MorePDF to Print or Share: ‘I Am More Than______’
Here’s The Westport Arts Center and Pamela Hovland’s truly transformative ‘More Than Words’ postcard to print or share. See what happens when you or friends or family FILL IN THE BLANK.
Read MoreDancer, Singer and Cellist Collaborate the Blues Away (w Isadora Duncan)
Legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones, cellist Joshua Roman and vocalist Somi didn’t know exactly what was going to happen when they took the stage at TED on morning in 2015. They improvised five energizing minutes that totally dispel the blues. What art can do!
Read MoreStrategy: Turn Stuff Inside Out
A really useful but painfully ugly shopping bag pushed us to feel our way to an instant makeover. In the process, we were reminded of an essential principle for finding solutions to vexing problems.
Read More‘I Am More Than_______’ Illuminates the Richness of Our Identities
If someone asked you to finish the statement “I AM MORE THAN_______”, what would you write? What is the identity or cliche that you feel limits you? How are you MORE than that? That is the question that Pamela Hovland asks in a startling exhibition at the Westport Arts Center.
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