The Joy of Singing or Something Like a Star
One of my favorite activities this year—though, really, I love all my activities dearly—was singing in the Community Music School’s Vocal Chamber Choir. I enjoyed every minute with this group. The first part of the year our theme was dreams. Our songs included Gabriele Fauré’s Après un Rêve (sung in the original French), the ever […]
In Praise of Creativity
“The breathtakingly wonderful thing about [art as a reaction to the artist] is its truthfulness. Look at your work and it tells you how it is when you hold back or when you embrace. When you are lazy, your art is lazy; when you hold back, it holds back; when you hesitate, it stands there […]
The Strong Man: Our Own Motives Exposed
“The Strong Man” is seductive and alluring. This is my attempt to understand why. But First, A Note on Gender: The Strong Man,” I refer to the type of person, generally aggressive, who pushes to get what they want, is particularly self-serving, and loathes to show any type of vulnerability whatsoever. The Strong Man is […]