Fashion democratization has increased understanding of couture as an art, and has broken through the perception of couture as a closet-filling hobby of the very rich. The recent “blog mode: addressing fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute speaks to this simultaneous elevation and democratization of fashion.
I con people into believing I have interesting things to say.
This triptych was created on a beautiful April day when our city was screaming 'finally—Spring!'. My husband hoisted our nearly-two-year-old son onto his back and we set out to stretch our legs up and then down the 500 steps at the top of Wentworth Street in Hamilton,...
Great coffeehouses embody four elements: Creation, Calling, Community, and Communion. This is the cultural potential of the third place. Countless times I’ve heard teachers and students say the most fulfilling parts of the college experience are the extended conversations, the relationships that develop and expand on the assignments.
Although a “baseball novel,” Safe at Home is also a story deeply rooted in the racial conflict surrounding the early civil rights movement in the American South. Racism in this novel, much to Doster’s credit, is never dealt with lightly or typically, forcing the reader to confront the insidiousness of racial prejudice.
We rescue people, we help families in slavery, we work for the release of innocent men and women in prison, we protect children—my three-year old son sees our work to protect children like Dora the Explorer and her cousin Diego’s adventures when they rescue distressed animals.
MontyAt first glance, Monty was one of the most physically unattractive people I had ever seen.It was at the end of sultry summer day in Edmonton, Alberta and I was exhausted and hungry, having spent the bulk of the afternoon pounding the pavement and speaking with...
In April 1994, one hundred days of killing began that left nearly one million Rwandans dead at the hands of their friends and neighbors. Twelve years later, Laura Waters Hinson went to Rwanda to make a film about an extraordinary reconciliation ministry.
There is so much more to cities than just a thriving economy, including a vibrant arts economy and artistic class. What we should aspire to and seek to achieve for the city is shalom, not Chanel.
I “make” books to try to invite people to live differently. As a philosopher, I try to invite people to experience the world differently by taking just a bit of time to step back out of our everyday absorption and involvement with the world in order to think about it a little bit.
Thinking with patience, rigour, and generosity about a contentious topic.
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