George Winston is arguably the greatest piano virtuoso of our time.  Winston plays a particular type of music - often referred to as “New Age” music.  “New Age” conjures images of incense, beads, and meditation - but don’t be distracted by the labels.  Listen to his music and judge for yourself.
This writer is biased - [...]

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Follett is a master craftsman. Solid [...]

We marvel att the marriage of art and technology and the ingenuity of those who can master that integration.  Steve Jobs and his folks at Apple are prime examples.  In the same vein, there is a marriage of literature, art, and culture that can culminate in the same kind of experience.  Probably the best example [...]

There is a reason that we humans are fascinated with stories. There is a deep connection that we have with the stories of others. From history to social studies to literature, all learning is founded in story. Even in mathematics we learn that a powerful way of getting an answer with numbers is to tell [...]

You can’t beat a good story in the hands of a skilled craftsman. Gregory MaGuire has crafted a Fabula story in “Wicked, The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.” The story has the freshness of spring flowers in a perennial emerald green garden. But this story is not for the faint [...]

We present here the lyrics and a video of Bruce Springsteen performing ‘Born In The U.S.A.’
Here is the question - is this anti-war, anti-American, anti-insanity?  This writer believes Springsteen is following the tradition of historically great artists.  His art reflects the conditions of society at a given time.
Art lives in history as a reflection of [...]