The first statue displayed on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square was Jesus Christ. The 16th is an overweight laquisha. It is difficult to say exactly when the “9/11” of the art world happened. We could name Duchamp, Picasso, or Dali as the “Bin Laden” of western art, but there […]
Whales: Giants of the Ocean Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on Earth. These marine mammals live in oceans around the world, from warm tropical waters to the cold seas surrounding the poles. Life Beneath the Surface Although whales spend their lives in water, they breathe air […]
America is experiencing an explosion of interest in the Chinese strategy game called Mahjong. Yelp data shows that searches for Mahjong clubs are up almost 4,500% since last year. The primary explanation given for the surge in interest is the desire for meaningful offline social connections. People want to be […]
When I was a little girl, my mother was gifted a “start” from a plumeria plant. It was only a stubby little brown stem about four inches long, but from that small piece of plumeria grew a lush, fragrant forest that moved from place to place with my mom over […]
Last month, I ventured out on a short retreat to Gethsemani Abbey in Trappist, Kentucky. The Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery founded in 1848 and is the oldest Trappist monastery in the U.S. The Trappists are Cistercian monks, only stricter, with a greater focus on silence and manual labor. […]
In the Summa Theologica, Thomas Aquinas gives his famous Five Ways or five arguments for the existence of God. In the fourth argument, Aquinas observes that things in the world have varying degrees of qualities, i.e., some things are better than others, more true, more noble, etc. “More” or “less” […]
The short film “Ancestra,” directed by Eliza McNitt and produced by Darren Aronofsky premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. It is groundbreaking because of its use of AI generated imagery. The narrative centers on a mother’s profound love for her baby daughter as she calls upon cosmic, ancestral forces to […]
“Bugonia,” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, is a 2025 black comedy that delves into the psyche of Teddy Gatz, a conspiracy theorist who believes the CEO of the pharmaceutical co. he works for, Michelle Fuller, is an alien out to destroy humanity. He kidnaps and imprisons her in his basement, intent […]
It sounds more like a theme park for techies than an art museum. Dataland, the world’s first museum devoted to AI arts, is scheduled to open in Los Angeles this spring. For those wishing to address the vexing question, “Is AI art really art?” I direct you to online forums […]