Brain Pickings [http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brainpickings/rss/~3/UFX8yjPiWGM/] points to an appreciation of Italo Calvino contatining this gem of a thought. > “Asserting oneself … doesn’t mean asserting a name and a person. It means asserting oneself with all that one has inside, and what he has…
This report from PRI focuses on the extreme measures people take to deceive themselves into believing that they're eating normally during their Passover observance. Bernard Avishai [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2014/04/passover-childs-play.html] aside (his commentary at The New Yorker takes the view that…
I was taken by the movie Ladies in Lavender last night and went searching for the text this morning. It's a short story by an author previously unknown to me, William J. Locke [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_John_Locke], but apparently well regarded in his time.…
A marketing message to be sure, but a wonderful way to remind of the pleasures of slowing down, handwriting (and letterpress), and mindfulness.…
At The New York Times [http://nyti.ms/1jcUemn] today, appreciation of Sherry Turkle from an unexpected quarter, a review of a performance by the Manhattan Quartet. Beautiful writing besides. High marks for the music and for the writing. > Inher 2011 book [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/…
I can't ignore this one. You shouldn't either. > What 3 Drinks A Week Does To Your #Stroke [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Stroke&src=hash] Risk, http://t.co/ghfNC0Nq6k #alcohol [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23alcohol&src=hash] — Natl Stroke Assoc (@natlstrokeassoc)…
Louis Lortie seemed to have the goal of setting a world record for the piano's dynamic range Friday night. I had really looked forward to the performance, but I left disappointed. Lortie's playing seemed evocative and expressive when he let things quiet down, but he spent…
Certainly not a flashy video, but it's awfully good to hear it affirmed that it's never too late to start stroke rehab.…