Lauren Crichton
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Lauren Crichton
Follow the link in our bio to read our Art of Poetry interview with Louise Glück in issue no. 246 (Winter 2023).
instagram.comHypothesis: It's easier to have integrity when those close to you cherish your *values* and the *process* that leads to your beliefs, rather than the beliefs, positions, and affiliations one holds.
What dance is to movement, essays are to thought
There is a moment in Philip Glass’s memoir, Words without music, when he works as assistant to the sculptor Richard Serra.
“You know, Richard, I wish I could draw,” says Glass. “I can’t even draw a tree.”
“I can help you with that,” says Serra.
“Really? How?”
“I’ll teach you to ‘see’ and then you will be ... See more
There is a moment in Philip Glass’s memoir, Words without music, when he works as assistant to the sculptor Richard Serra.
“You know, Richard, I wish I could draw,” says Glass. “I can’t even draw a tree.”
“I can help you with that,” says Serra.
“Really? How?”
“I’ll teach you to ‘see’ and then you will be ... See more
Dear Beatriz and Brendan,
About twenty-five years ago, I made an offhand and somewhat uncharitable remark about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. There was no malice intended, it was just the sort of obnoxious thing I would say back then to piss people off. I was a troublemaker, a shit-stirrer, feeling most at ease in the role of a societal irr
... See moreRichard Feynman on passion, curiosity, and living fully:
“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don’t t
... See moreI've tried it all — walks, deadlines, formulas, fasting, thieving, reading old ads, sprinting through the park, cafes with no wi-fi, foyers with Coca-Cola. Here's the only thing I've worked out.
Big ideas are less about creativity and more about conviction.
In fact, I think your conviction in an idea is more important than the idea its
... See moreThe Best Essay
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The weight of what we make matters.
Creative people are restless souls, forever chasing the horizon until they’ve made something substantial. We spend our lives crafting weighted blankets for ourselves—something heavy enough to anchor our ambition and quiet our minds.
Weight is tangible in the physical world—a place we should care about and create m... See more
Creative people are restless souls, forever chasing the horizon until they’ve made something substantial. We spend our lives crafting weighted blankets for ourselves—something heavy enough to anchor our ambition and quiet our minds.
Weight is tangible in the physical world—a place we should care about and create m... See more