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The Art of Looking at Art
by Peter Clothier
This article has its origins in my “One Hour/One Painting” sessions, an idea I developed a number of years ago to practice a different—and I hope a more profound and more rewarding—way of looking at art. I write about it in the hope that readers might wish to try it out for themselves or in the company of others, since I believe t More...
Return of the Muse
by Chiwan Choi
Last week, I had a chance to go down to Riverside City College and speak to a class about publishing for a couple of hours. This wasn’t the first time I’ve gone to RCC. Jo Scott-Coe, an incredible writer and a dear friend from way back, is the professor of the class I spoke to and she has invited out there before for readings and discussions wi More...
Ladypoints in the Right Direction
Ladypoints is a web series that celebrates women who define success in their own terms and shares how they do the awesome things they do. Each episode aims to provide interviews with awesome ladies that will empower and inspire young women – making their creative ambitions less mysterious and more accessible.
It's the brainchild of four whip-s More...
New Paradigm
Copyright © 2013 by Carol Green. All rights reserved.
Carol Green, the creator of Cultural Weekly's original comic series, Life After Birth, is a coach, writer, illustrator, veteran film publicist and wry observer living in Los Angeles.
Please contact us for information about syndication rights. More...
Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral
by Rick Meghiddo
For thousands of years religion held a monopoly on spirituality in architecture. Western culture brought the spiritual into other subjects: opera houses, concerts halls, museums and memorials. Yet the images broadcasted throughout the world of people saluting Pope Francis at Bernini’s Saint Peter’s Square suggest that the subject responds to a More...
Passover (Bohemian Puppet) Rhapsody
With a tip of the hat to Queen, if this doesn't give you a happy Passover, we don't know what will. More...Marketing Guru Kellie Koppel to Share Authentic Promotion and Branding Secrets
Do you know how to effectively promote your work? Do you get overwhelmed and have a hard time figuring out what to do or where to start? Do you find it uncomfortable or embarrassing talking about your project, work, or your accomplishments?
Self promotion and branding can be a daunting, but necessary task, and you'll learn all about it in this s More...
The 6 Biggest Changes in Publishing
by Kate Gale
Has publishing changed much in the last twenty years? You bet. Here are six significant changes.
1. Because the big publishers in New York are diminished and are publishing fewer books, many books that used to be considered appropriate for commercial presses are now coming out from indie presses.
2. The number of manuscripts gushing out of t More...
ISIS SYZYGY: Reunion in Père-Lachaise
by Paul Rogov
For Andreea Mocanu
I rage towards you, on moonlit field—subsumed by downy flake;
In blizzard of sinless mastery, whose flecks from you I take.
Peppered, lean and swift---O, Syzygy with gleamed-neck of dying swan!
I shred papyrus for our rebirth, before More...
