I first saw this film years ago and instantly fell in love with it. Ever since then, I have longed for my very own personal angel, Damiel (the character in the film portrayed by the wonderful actor Bruno Gantz)… As one of my dear friends said to me after we…

I have always loved this painting, and, in particular, the Pre-Raphaelite artistic period. Until I took a course on the Pre-Raphaelites, I never knew certain things about the history of this movement, and just how incredibly revolutionary it was for its time and in many ways, still is, even now: The Tragic 'Ophelia' Epitomized Pre-Raphaelite Beauty. Here Are 3 Facts You Might Not Know About… Two-and-a-half centuries after William Shakespeare's Hamlet came to the stage, the tragic-romantic figure of Ophelia…news.artnet.com

“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And one fine morning — — So we beat on, boats against…

So, these past few years have been exhausting for just about everyone that I love and care about (including myself). There have been so MANY losses — not just literally, as in: losses of life, but losses in so many OTHER ways, too. It’s often felt, at times, like a…

Here’s what “existential angst” feels like to me: “What day is it today?” “Should I look at the news headlines?” “Should I check my Twitter feed?” “How many articles/essays should I read here on Medium?” “Where is the nearest time machine and how can I easily access it?” I know…

Being beset by migraines and vertigo the past few days I haven’t felt like doing a lot, so when I happened to notice this recent documentary by Ethan Hawke on HBO, I decided to settle in and binge watch all six episodes in one go. It’s absolutely stellar, but maybe…

South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the right to abortion in June, South Carolina state senators…www.washingtonpost.com When I was an undergrad at Oberlin, I took a class on the literature of the Holocaust. It was (and still is) both my least favorite class I ever took AND also the very favorite class that I ever took. Why? Because, each day after class, I would leave in…

What happens next? That’s a very good question. He’s taking Paxlovid and has “mild symptoms.” President Biden tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House said Thursday. The 79-year-old president, who is…www.cnbc.com Here’s what bothers me about all of this. Firstly, I hope he recovers as no one should have to endure this illness.

It’s Wednesday, time for some beauty Earlier, I was reading this wonderful article about Lucia Silvestri, the Creative Director at Bulgari and just fell in love with her passion for jewels and beauty. 10 Things to Know About Bulgari's Lucia Silvestri Bulgari's Lucia Sivestri © Shutterstock 'I believe in the energy of stones, so holding this gift of nature in your…omneque.com I have always been someone who needed to be surrounded by beauty.