“Art and critical thinking, yes. Art and enchantment, for certain. Without both, or without either, art and its encircling vocation of criticism risk irrelevance. A bigger problem is the culture of prohibitions we seem to be engendering against creativity.”
Tag: 12.17.13
Want To Know What America Is Thinking About? Here’s What We Searched Google For In 2013
What’s especially revealing are Americans’ searches that begin with “what is” and “how to.”
The Hopi Nation Got A Secret Santa For Its Precious Artifacts
This foundation (you’ve heard of it) joined in anonymously on bidding for a group of sacred Hopi artifacts being auctioned in Paris – with the aim of returning them to their creators’ descendants.
Novelist Hugh Nissenson, 80
“[His] books were immersive journeys that often explored religion, particularly Judaism, often to high praise by reviewers. They were not strong sellers, however, and throughout his life Mr. Nissenson struggled with depression … But he never stopped writing.”
New Zealand Gives More Tax Breaks For Avatar Sequels
Kiwi taxpayers will cover 25% of the cost for three new films.