Your mid-week escape has arrived

Also known as The Hump Day Hiatus. The following little excursion is not only a dazzling flight of artistic fancy; it’s a splendid idea for every planetarium in the country to employ – unless, of course, they’re already so crowded they’re turning people away. In other words, this is a splendid idea for every planetarium in the country to employ. …

It is this week’s PSA

With apologies to all Facebook friends, yours and mine, friends are only friends when they’re friends in 3D. Sorry, but Facebook friends don’t count.

SUMMER VACATION 101

Boys and girls, it’s a time-honored tradition to eagerly await summer vacation for months – and then be completely bored before the first week of vacation is over. It happens, and it’s been happening for decades. So kids, don’t let your parents tell you they were different; they got bored during their summers too. • get out there Do stuff. …

The latest music!

This music is so late it was composed in 1722 so you could listen to it – and in this case watch it – right here in 2015. Of course, to make this video possible the entire parking deck, the only source of off-street parking within a 12-block area, was closed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, …

Church Chat

One of the foundation principles of evolutionary thought is that life reached its present complex states and all its astounding diversity by gradually becoming more and more sophisticated. Under this premise, life began in the simplest forms imaginable and progressed from there. There’s just one problem with that doctrine: as one scientific article asked, “Is any form of life really …

I Love Monday

I absolutely love art. I realize art comes in many forms: music, sculpture, literature, dance, and on the list goes. If I could choose any artistic talent to perfect, I would choose to be a painter. I suppose that means, when translated, what am I waiting for? I should take lessons.

Church Chat

Time is in short supply today, unfortunately. But that doesn’t mean we can’t spare a few moments of our precious time for dear old Darwin. I wish I had more artistic talent. If I could make my living as a painter, I would feel like I had achieved nirvana. Or forget the money altogether. If I never sold a single …

Take a hiatus

It is Hump Day, after all. You deserve a break. Here’s a question: what is “the most widely printed publication” on the planet? Hint: it’s not the Bible. Watch this video for the answer. And your mid-week break, rolled into one. Mark Wagner – Money is Material from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo. Here’s another rather excellent example of what …