Ubuntu: an interconnected existence

Or, what a clown taught me about the human condition

Nov 21

8

2

August 2025

Merak: Small joys, big meaning

What's the evolutionary benefit of getting all giddy over a donut?

Aug 1

10

4

July 2025

Desenrascanço: Challenging times call for resourceful minds

“If you don't have a dog to hunt with, then hunt with a cat.”

Jul 18

11

2

2

June 2025

A postcard from Marfa, TX

Art walks, star parties, and mysterious lights in the Texas desert

Jun 27

4

4

Minga: Collective work for the common good

People power

Jun 16

8

2

3

May 2025

Miunjeong: A 'hateful affection'

When the going gets tough, the tough...become besties?

May 30

8

3

April 2025

Wow, she really let herself go

What happened in April

Apr 25

12

6

1

March 2025

"Don't try to be creative. Just be human."

March roundup

Mar 28

9

3

February 2025

Hózhó: Walk in beauty

Choosing what is good in the face of what is not

Feb 7

13

2

6

December 2024

Five creative breakthroughs in 2024

Around this time last year, I was stuck in a big creative rut.

Dec 30, 2024

15

4

3

Han: A profound, ancestral anger

How do we carry the weight of what came before us?

Dec 20, 2024

13

7

November 2024

The case for hope

And the "cynical genius" illusion

Nov 22, 2024

11

4

2