Lao Tzu’s ‘Soul Food’

Everybody on earth knowing that beauty is beautiful makes ugliness. Everybody knowing that goodness is good makes wickedness. For being and nonbeing arise together; hard and easy complete each other; long and short shape each other; high and low depend … Read More

Sunday Morning

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Raymond Carver on Dishonest Writing (1983)

“It was [John Gardner’s] conviction that if the words in the story were blurred because of the author’s insensitivity, carelessness, or sentimentality, then the story suffered from a tremendous handicap. But there was something even worse and something that must … Read More

Galleria: Photography And The American Civil War @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Civil War is hot again. Spielberg’s Lincoln made it so. And, as a result, mixed media of every stripe are looking to capitalize on the trend. The Metropolitan throws its hat in the ring with a respectful – somewhat … Read More

Film Capsule: To The Wonder

The primary difference between a photograph and a film is that the photograph captures a moment while the film expresses a feeling. In the best-case scenario, either one is capable of doing a significant amount of both (because what is … Read MoreRead More

From The High End To The Low (East)

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From The High End to The Low (West)

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An Important Message For Constant Fans of ‘Moving On’

Hello. My name’s Bob Hill. And a week and a half ago I posted what was supposed to be the opening edition of Moving On: Season Three. The only problem being, it absolutely sucked. I know it. You know it. … Read MoreRead More

Film Capsule: The Company You Keep

Robert Redford still has important stories left to tell. And what’s more, he’s apt to tell them. So apt, in fact, that he’s willing to bypass the Hollywood system entirely. Redford not only appears in most of the films he … Read MoreRead More

Galleria: The AIPAD Photography Show @ Park Avenue Armory

AIPAD (The Association of International Photography Art Dealers) has been holding its annual mixed media exhibition for well over 30 years now. Over time, the show has morphed into something more akin to an art-world happening, attracting major galleries across … Read More