It's nice to be liked. As a writer, it's even better to be read and promoted. In the past year plus, Communication Arts (@CommArts) has shared my writing about developments in media, marketing, and advertising a total of six different times on Twitter....
Your Truth Is Not My Truth
Let’s inspect the damage We’ve mangled facts and destroyed What little truth was left in the system Your truth is no longer my truth My truth is raw and unfiltered Your truth is processed and inspected by the state Words like weights First uttered by the man find a...
Making and Appreciating Art Is Central to the Human Experience
Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being is a how-to guide and religious-like affirmation for people living the artist’s life. The author provides tips learned from decades of producing hit records, but the book is bigger than a self-help manual for those...
Susan Sontag on the Need to Recover Our Senses
"Ours is a culture based on excess, on overproduction; the result is a steady loss of sharpness in our sensory experience… What is important now is to recover our senses. We must learn to see more, to hear more, to feel more. Our task is not to find the maximum amount...
Doubly Impressed by The Baker Museum in Naples, Florida
“IF YOU'RE CONSIDERED USELESS, NO ONE WILL FEED YOU ANYMORE.” -JENNY HOLZER When we were in Naples last December, we visited The Baker Museum. It was my second visit of the year and most of the artworks on display had been updated since my first visit in July. A...