On a hot day, we can think of nothing more inspiring and refreshing than Pascoal’s astonishing Musica de Lagoa, made in a lagoon…inspiration for our own summer music.
Read MoreFrom Opera to Improv: How Deborah Domanski Found Her True Voice
After years of singing professionally to great acclaim, Deborah Domanski found herself on an unexpected quest to find her true voice.
Read MoreWhat Bill Murray Does When He Feels Stuck
Bill Murray never ceases to astonish us for his improvised ways and his very actionable brand of wisdom, like this…
Read MoreMister Rogers’ for Adults
We came to the extraordinary Fred Rogers late, after watching Mister Rogers for Adults, a brilliant series of 1-minute videos from his show, that convey his unique philosophy of love.
Read More‘Nitch’ is Worth Checking Into Daily for Ballast and Uplift
The most refreshing and instantly illuminating site we’ve seen lately is Nitch, rich with unexpected little blasts of unique perspectives and ideas…
Read MoreUse Empathy and Observation to Find Simple Solutions (Mileha Soneji)
Designer Mileha Soneji loves to create innovations that aren’t dependent on technology, like the two she created for her uncle with Parkinson’s using a unique approach we can all employ…
Read MoreOur Truest Expression is Waiting To be Found: Mary Delany’s Late-in-Life Calling
Mary Delany found her “flower mosaic” technique by accident at age 72 and went on to create nearly 1000 wondrous collages… A role model for all of us late bloomers.
Read MoreWhen Not Kondo-ing Pays Off (Louise Bourgeois, Susan Dworski, Italo Calvino)
There are many reasons not to follow Marie Kondo’s mission to declutter. Witness this report from Susan Dworski, with Louise Bourgeois and Italo Calvino…
Read MorePracticing Martin Luther King Jr’s 6 Principles of Nonviolence
We’ve often wondered at Dr. Martin Luther King ability to maintain his non-violent stance in the face of numerous threats and arrests. Was he born with it, or was it driven by his powerful faith, or was it something he had to work at daily, a practice?
Read MoreAn Antidote to the Difficulties and Terrors We Face
We were stunned by this image of Mohammed Mohiedin Anis listening to music amidst the dust and debris, fallen-in windows and crumbling walls of his bedroom in the al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. It holds an essential lesson and reminder.
Read MoreAbdullah Ibrahim: How Improvisation Saves My Life
In this lovely animated film, legendary composer Abdullah Ibrahim tells how improvising guided him during dangerous run-ins with white police, an active practice throughout his life and music.
Read MoreSage Advice from Moondog
Listening to Spotify while I was working, suddenly…Moondog came on, singing Do Your Thing, a sublimely 70′ song, curiously packed with wisdom. He was an original, who lived his advice
Read More2 Essential Heartening Messages from Yoko Ono
The news is so very terrible, it is weighing on everyone we know. What to do? These two messages from Yoko Ono really help.
Read MoreBlind Master Card Magician Richard Turner: Play the Cards You’re Dealt
Richard Turner is considered the world’s greatest card sharp. His prowess at card magic is astonishing, all the more so because he is blind. Here are his principles for overcoming obstacles.
Read MoreRuth’s Asawa: Art is doing. Art deals directly with life.
Sculptor Ruth Asawa’s work became more moving for knowing some of her life story. Then an astute psychotherapist friend shared his insight into her use of wire in her remarkable sculptures.
Read MoreDebra Rapoport’s Powerful 111-Word Philosophy of Living
We haven’t got a thing to add to artist Debra Rapoport’s perfect, powerful 111-word philosophy of living (except to make a big loud sign out of part of it):
Read MoreE. Jean on Life, Decor, and The Best Piece of Advice She’s Ever Given
E. Jean Carroll, the longest running advice columnist in history, lives alone on a small island in the woods of upstate New York.This short video profile gives us a glimpse of a pure original whose carved out a completely original life, in the mainstream, yet completely OUT.
Read MoreJim Carrey’s New Life of Color
Over the transom came a whole side of Jim Carrey we would never have guessed: Jim Carrey the artist who has much to say about vocation, art, healing…Check out his lovely, very surprising video.
Read MoreUnleash Your Inner Beast (Theo Jansen, Ted Hughes, Luo Zhihai)
For almost thirty years, Theo Jansen has been nurturing the evolution of Strandbeests, kinetic “beasts” that walk majestically on their own. Poet Ted Hughes put his finger on what it is we are doing when we, like Jansen, put new “forms of life” into the world.
Read MoreLongevity + Life Advice from an 105-Year-Old MD
Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, an expert on longevity, died recently at age 105. He imposed few inviolable health rules, though he did recommend some essential guidelines.
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