The working, concentrating artist is an adult who refuses interruption from himself, who remains absorbed and energized in and by the work—who is thus responsible to the work.
There is no other way work of artistic worth can be done. And the occasional success, to the striver, is worth everything.
The most regretful people on earth are those who... See more
If the goal is to build good judgment, colleges must first recognize that training students to see intellectual life as a high-stakes performance of “my beliefs” versus “your beliefs” is a mistake. We need to train students in the skills that employers actually need: the ability to put aside personal views, analyze a complex problem, weigh... See more
Musicians Wage War Against Evil Robots in 1930s Movie Theaters — Paleofuture https://paleofuture.com/blog/2012/2/10/musicians-wage-war-against-evil-robots