“This place needs a good purge,” my fiancé said to me. “You mean like that horror movie where people get one day a year to go around killing people?” “No, this house needs a purge. There’s [...]
This isn’t another life-hack du jour, or one of those, “This Is The 1 Habit Everyone From Steve Jobs to Jesus Christ Uses For Success.” This is me saying that the most valuable habit I’ve incorporated [...]
“Blow up the shark. Not just kill it, you have to blow it up!” Besides the fact that each is a legendary filmmaker, what do Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Brian De Palma, Francis Ford Coppola, and [...]
If you’ve ever belted out the lyrics to the Elton John song, Rocket Man while driving down the highway, you have Bernie Taupin to thank. Bernie is the longtime lyricist who wrote the words to most of [...]
The only thing that mattered to me growing up was to become a famous guitar player in a band. I wanted to travel the world with my best friends, exchange energy with a crowd. I [...]
“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.” -Franz Kafka Darren Aronofsky is known for making films that push the human experience to the fringes. There’s the ecstasy ride of a desperate ballerina in Black Swan; the heroin-addicted [...]
I wonder if a heart can rust… And without a heart, can one be an artist? By the end of the 19th century, Edgar Degas was one of the most famous French painters alive. Considered as [...]
Participate One sits in a small office. She is young with short blonde hair and an innocent red sweater. Across from her is Julia Shaw, a cognitive psychologist. She’s invited the participant to take part [...]
I n the early 1920s, a young writer was having trouble thinking up a new story. He was poor and it was cold when he sat in front of the fireplace, squeezing the peels of [...]
In today’s world of social media, it’s almost impossible to not get caught up in the comparison game. Everyone’s accomplishments are on display, collecting likes and shares. Hopefully, you’re wise enough to know intuitively that [...]