![]() Edgar, Empire, and many others.Ī Curious Mind is not only a fascinating page-turner-it also offers a blueprint for how we can awaken our own curiosity and use it as a superpower in our lives. These discussions sparked the creative inspiration behind many of his movies and TV shows, including Splash, 24, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Arrested Development, 8 Mile, J. Grazer has spent most of his life exploring curiosity through what he terms “curiosity conversations” with some of the most interesting people in the world, including spies, royals, scientists, politicians, moguls, Nobel laureates, artists…anyone whose story might broaden his worldview. ![]() ![]() He shows how curiosity has been the “secret” that fueled his rise as one of Hollywood’s leading producers and creative visionaries, and how all of us can channel its power to lead bigger and more rewarding lives. #1 New York Times bestselling author and Oscar–winning producer Brian Grazer has written a brilliantly entertaining and eye-opening exploration of curiosity and the life-changing effects it can have on every person’s life.įrom Academy Award–winning producer Brian Grazer, New York Times bestseller A Curious Mind offers a brilliant peek into the “curiosity conversations” that inspired him to create some of the world’s most iconic movies and television shows. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. “No one rescues Pennyroyal princesses they rescue themselves.”-Reese Witherspoon ![]() Larson’s Pennyroyal Academy masterfully combines adventure, humor, and magical mischief. Set in Grimm’s fairytale world and ideal for non-princesses and princess fans alike, M.A. And with the witch forces moving nearer, she discovers that the war between princesses and witches is much more personal than she could ever have imagined. As Evie learns what it truly means to be a princess, she realizes surprising things about herself and her family, about human compassion and inhuman cruelty. ![]() There, given the name “Evie,” she must endure a harsh training regimen under the steel glare of her Fairy Drillsergeant, while also navigating an entirely new world of friends and enemies. She enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons. It is a breathtakingly exciting novel.”- The New York TimesĪ girl from the forest arrives in a bustling kingdom with no name and no idea why she is there, only to find herself at the center of a world at war. “Comparison to the Harry Potter series seems inevitable. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Beyond this one would have to register that, in Kristeller’s words, «such dominating concepts of modern aesthetics as taste, sentiment,genius, originality, and creative imagination did not assume their definite modern meaning before the eighteenth century» ( Origins of Aesthetics, cit., p. The way in which he classified the «arts» ( technai ), including under this heading artisanal crafts or skills and even mathematical disciplines, precluded in any case the identification of a sufficiently homogeneous group corresponding to the modern system of «fine arts». Ancient authors like Plato himself did not recognize this affinity, because they were not able or willing to talk of beauty in a recognizedly distinct aesthetic sense of the word and did not establish a privileged link between beauty (thus understood) and the arts. Kristeller’s influential article on «The Modern System of the Arts» 2 ) that only in modern times there has arisen the recognition that between the «fine arts» ( beaux arts ), which are represented, at least primarily, by painting, sculpture, architecture, music and poetry, there is an affinity such that they can be said to constitute a «system» and that this fact has to do with their being a source of aesthetic pleasure through the beauty realized in the works they produce. ![]() 2 Appeared in Journal of the History of Ideas 12, 1951, pp. 496-527, and 13, 1952, pp. 17-46 see als (.)Ģ It is often admitted (following, in the main, P.O. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You can easily add it to something store-bought but a recent taste triumph at my house involved frozen peas and spinach sauteed in olive oil and garlic in a pan. ![]() With pasta or on pizza: It really doesn’t matter whether you like a red sauce, a cream sauce, or a simple olive oil drizzle on your pasta or pizza-spinach pairs with all. When the eggs brown at the edges and the feta bubbles you’re done. Then pour in your eggs and let that sit until it looks like the bottom half is cooked then sprinkle it with feta, salt, and pepper and throw it in the oven under the broiler. Just saute the onions in a pan that can go in the oven, then add the spinach and let it cook down for a minute. I like doing a Greek-inspired fast frittata with olive oil, onion, and feta. In omelettes: Whether you want to power up at breakfast, or make a lazy dinner, adding spinach to an omelette will take it to the next level. ![]() ![]() Look at how the building conveys a sense of breathtaking power!ĭo you want to create drama? Then think about the lighting. Think about what you want to convey.ĭo you want to create a sense of awe and wonder? Then identify some huge buildings that you might include in your shots.įor the photo above, I used a huge building as my focal point. Instead, you should plan your shots in advance. ![]() There will be too many things left up to chance. If you just go out and see what you can find, you probably won’t capture anything incredible. The best photos take thought and previsualization. …then you need to plan your shots in advance. If you want to create amazing black and white photos… Do A Bit Of Planning For The Best Black And White Photography In this article, you’ll discover 8 amazing tips for black and white pictures–tips that will immediately take your images to the next level!ġ. ![]() Do you want to take jaw-dropping black and white photos with your iPhone? Capturing beautiful black and white photography may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. ![]() ![]() ![]() “My readers like the concrete verse,” she says. Hopkins created her concrete poetic style to give her poems structure on the page. It was my voice and not the character’s.” Although Hopkins always dabbled with poetry, she never thought of writing a verse novel until she attended a writer’s conference that planted the seed. “I started Crank as a prose novel,” she says, “but the voice was too angry. With Crank’s instant success, Hopkins says her life has been “a bit of a rocket ride.” ![]() Originally called Flirtin’ With the Monster, Crank was published in October 2004. ![]() When her oldest daughter became addicted to crystal methamphetamine, Hopkins turned to writing fiction to try to understand her daughter’s addiction and to figure out what she could have done differently. Ellen Hopkins built her list of nonfiction book credits by combining her journalism experience with her passion to convince her pre-teen daughters that they could become pilots or astronauts rather than the models and movie stars foisted on them by media and marketing conglomerates. ![]() ![]() ![]() The resulting translation maintains the tension in Sappho’s work between the strict meter she uses and the much-praised directness of her speech. Best known for his translations of the Homeric epics, Lattimore’s style is characterized by a close attention to the syntax and meter of the original and the replication of these qualities in English as much as is possible. Richmond Lattimore ’s anthology “Greek Lyrics,” first published in 1955, includes nine texts attributed to Sappho, though in one case he acknowledges that this attribution is questionable. In this article, I review four translations of Sappho produced over the past six decades. While translators of Sappho today as a rule avoid such censorship of her work, modern translations nevertheless differ widely. Until recent decades, however, English translations of Sappho have frequently obscured more than they revealed, heterosexualizing her expressions of desire to suit the sensibilities of their audience. ![]() ![]() Translation has been intimately bound up with the reception of Sappho’s poetry for centuries. Yet, for the majority of Sappho’s readers over the millennia, her poetry, composed in the Aeolic dialect, has always been inaccessible in the original language. (Courtesy of Poem, Sweet Poem)įew poets in human history have inspired such lasting devotion as Sappho. ![]() Excerpts from “If Not, Winter” by Anne Carson. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether he’s expounding on the careful balance between routine and novelty, or how leaders can embrace risk and disruption, he provides a vivid, inspiring take on cultivating the right attitude for discovery. ![]() Often called the Carl Sagan of neuroscience, he’s the scientific advisor on HBO’s Westworld, a bestselling author, and host of the new documentary The Creative Brain, now streaming on Netflix. ![]() Essentially, it’s about learning how we think-and learning how we can think differently. But this isn’t just a celebration of our unique minds: it’s a practical handbook for building more creative companies and institutions. His latest book, The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World is a stunning, full-color collaboration with composer Anthony Brandt on the foundations-and furthest reaches-of creativity. Knowing how the mind works means we can understand human creativity-and how to harness it to transform companies, classrooms, and creators. He starts with neuroscience-how the brain really functions-and shows that innovation doesn’t have to be a private, enigmatic exercise. To many, creativity is anecdotal: a highly personal, largely mysterious process that either speaks to you or doesn’t. “The kind of guy who really does make being a neuroscientist look like fun.” ![]() ![]() ![]() Packed with action, there is little time for the reader to catch their breath. All the while, a young Chinese girl holds a powerful secret inside her, one that could revolutionize the understanding of inter-species communication and connectivity. A young gorilla and capuchin monkey shed much light on life in Africa for another biologist, keen to see new parallels between humans and other species. ![]() ![]() Alison Shaw continues to make amazing discoveries alongside her two trusty dolphins, leading to some interesting revelations off the coast of Trinidad. Gathering up the threads from past novels, this story pushes ahead in many facets. Peppering in a little science fiction alongside his strong plots, Grumley transports the reader on a journey like no other. Grumley uses his captivating narrative to keep exploring the world of life beyond humans and how our evolution is strongly tied to the animals around us. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (32)” The criticism of materializing time, using it as a commodity leads almost whole novel Momo. Time is life itself and life resides in human heart. “Calendars and clocks exist to measure time, but that signifies little because we all know that an hour can seem an eternity or pass in a flash according to how we spend it. However the more people saved time the less they had (Ende, 41). The Grey Gentlemen ask their clients to save time “by speeding up work, cutting off from social time and eliminating all joy from their life (Goodhew and Loy, 99). The Grey Gentlemen promise people to give more time in the future but with one condition which is to save time as much as they can (Goodhew and Loy, 99). Those Gentlemen continue to exist by smoking rolled cigar made of other people’s hour-lilies (Goodhew and Loy, 98). The plot mainly adopts Momo’s adventures of gaining the stolen time back from the time-thieves, who are called “The Grey Gentlemen”. Momo is a homeless girl, who runs away from orphanage to an uncertain city where Momo takes place. Materialization of time and remarks of consumerism in Michael Ende’s Momo ![]() |