on sleep & productive dreaming
What is sleep, and what happens when we dream? Getting a good night’s sleep should be simple enough, yet nowadays it’s so difficult. Think about it: your best ideas come when you are… Read More
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a peace prayer from Boston to Syria
Have you been paying attention to Syria’s civil war? As a Financial Times’ editorial noted last Wednesday, the conflict is now spreading, becoming a regional war as it spills over the border into… Read More
the art & science of healing the planet: geotherapy and Mara G. Haseltine
When something you love is dying, only the most dramatic action will do. Mara G. Haseltine, an artist and environmental activist, is in love with our oceans and is doing everything she can… Read More
reflections of an urban cyclista, part 3
It’s spring, and maybe you’ve noticed that the cyclists are out? In Reflections of an Urban Cyclista Part 2, I wrote an open letter to Mayor Menino asking him to make Boston a… Read More
going secondhand first
It’s easy to be fashionable when you have money; when you don’t it takes resourcefulness, knowledge, and street smarts.
At this stage in my life, I have plenty of everything, which is why I like to shop my closet before I buy something. If I do have to head out to the shops, I try to buy what I need used, or secondhand, first. Save the planet!
3 days in Miami
I escaped the gray New England winter for a few blissful art-soaked days in Miami last month. I’m already scheming a return visit. The coffee culture alone (okay, that and the beach) made… Read More
Off-Kilter: the art of Karen Moss
My last post was about 1980s art at the ICA; let’s switch gears and move up to the present day and the artist Karen Moss (go to KarenMoss.com to see her portfolio). Off… Read More
Found dope: discovering Candy at the ICA
This is your last week to catch a fascinating retrospective at the ICA, This Might Have Been: Art, Love and Politics in the 1980s. Click here to read the ICA’s writeup about the… Read More
On Writing: 7 New Year’s Resolutions
I’ve written about New Year’s Resolutions before. You can click here to read them. This is a bittersweet time of the year. Things are coming to a close. We appreciate where we’ve been and… Read More
whatever happened to Mary Jane? The politics of pot & the new NORML
With Massachusetts poised to be the 18th state to legalize medicinal marijuana, the politics of pot are set to reach a new high. According to Ballotpedia, the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative, aka Question 3, will appear… Read More
