The Mister Rogers No One Saw
Fred Rogers wasn’t just a brilliant educator and a profoundly moral person. He was an uncompromising artist.
Fred Rogers wasn’t just a brilliant educator and a profoundly moral person. He was an uncompromising artist.
Jeanne Marie Laskas New York Times Magazine Nov 2019 30min Permalink
Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui is redefining Africa’s place in the global art scene.
Julian Lucas New Yorker Jan 2021 25min Permalink
The phrase ‘adult beginner’ can sound patronising. It implies you are learning something you should have mastered as a child. But learning is not just for the young.
Tom Vanderbilt Guardian Jan 2021 15min Permalink
A conversation with visual artist Noelia Towers.
Brandon Stosuy The Creative Independent Sep 2020 30min Permalink
An interview with the singer.
Brandon Stosuy The Creative Independent Oct 2016 15min Permalink
Steven Tyler, Julien Baker, Ben Harper, Jason Isbell, Joe Walsh, and other sober musicians on how to thrive creatively without drugs or booze.
Chris Heath GQ Jan 2019 1h Permalink
An arrangement of convenience in early 20th century Alaska.
Leigh Newman Electric Literature Nov 2018 Permalink
On creativity in the age of Trump.
Patricia Lockwood Tin House Apr 2018 10min Permalink
An outtake from Backswing, Burch's latest story collection from Queen's Ferry Press.
"It started getting too big! I hadn’t planned ahead – didn’t stop and realize its size until it was too late. It was too big to fit through the garage door and the pieces were so interlocked and crosshatched, it took me a week just to break the thing down into manageable pieces to be able to move it. For a couple days, I was worried I might lose more of the work I’d done up to that point than I did."
Aaron Burch The Nervous Breakdown Jul 2014 10min Permalink
“As we enter into a new age, maybe art will be free. Maybe the students are right. They should be able to download music and movies. I’m going to be shot for saying this. But who said art has to cost money?”
Ariston Anderson, Francis Ford Coppola The 99 Percent Jan 2011 10min Permalink