The Desert Who would want to live there? Little food, water, noise, distraction, companionship, colour. Just the vast starry skies, the sun by day, the moon by night. And God. And God. And because no one would choose to live there, God … [Continue reading]
To whom do words belong? Plagiarism and the Creative Process.
SOMETHING BORROWEDShould a charge of plagiarism ruin your life?by Malcolm GladwellNOVEMBER 22, 2004LARGE TEXTOne day this spring, a psychiatrist named Dorothy Lewis got a call from her friend Betty, who works in New York City. Betty had just … [Continue reading]
Second Acts
Second-Act AcesBy TIMOTHY EGANTimothy Egan on American politics and life, as seen from the West.TAGS:ALAN FURST, CLINT EASTWOOD, HERMAN MELVILLE, HILLARY CLINTON, JAMIE MOYER,JOHN HUSTON, LATE BLOOMERS, MARK … [Continue reading]
Late Bloomers by Malcolm Gladwell
NNALS OF CULTURELATE BLOOMERSWhy do we equate genius with precocity?by Malcolm GladwellOCTOBER 20, 2008TEXT SIZE:SMALL TEXTMEDIUM TEXTLARGE TEXTPRINT E-MAIL FEEDSPicasso’s greatest works came early; Cézanne’s came late.RELATED … [Continue reading]
How the Personal Magnetism of Jesus Reverberates Through the Centuries
One of my sweet memories is John Arnott showing clips from "The Passion of the Christ" at his School of Ministry week, and people sobbing. There was a middle-aged man behind us who was sobbing heart-brokenly, as he gazed at the screen with stricken … [Continue reading]
Philip Melanchton, Sweet-tempered Renaissance Reformer
Portrait of Philip Melanchthon I was reading today about the sweet Renaissance Reformer, Philip Melanchthon. As much as Luther, he is the primary founder of Lutheranism. Melanchthon made the distinction between law and gospel central. By the … [Continue reading]
Gustav Vigeland and Vigelanda Sculpture Park, Oslo, Norway
One of the most memorable things from our trip to Oslo last year was the Vigelanda Sculpture Park, 212 massive bronze and granite figures, all designed by Gustav Vigeland. What a joy that flow of creativity, and creating them must have … [Continue reading]
The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke
A wonderfully detailed painted by the insane Victorian painter Richard Dadd, painted while in the Bethlehem Royal Hospital (which contributed the word Bedlam!).He was encouraged to keep painting through his decades of insanity by remarkably modern … [Continue reading]
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