Truing the Narrative: Revising for Symmetry to Make Your Manuscript Sing
I taught a seven-week course on revision in a church basement. I had about a half dozen students, all of whom brought either a chapter from a longer work-in-progress, a…
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Monty Don’s Tips to Turn a Tiny Backyard into an Enchanted Forest | Big Dreams, Small Spaces S3E5
Big Dreams, Small Spaces follows two people attempting to change their lives and landscapes. We meet Alex, who has the ambitious dream of turning her tiny, 32-square-meter new-build backyard into…
Who Were the Last Pagans of Europe?
Europe was supposedly Christian by the Middle Ages, but the reality is more complicated. From the Sámi in Fennoscandia to the Baltic countryside, sacred groves, sacrifices, and animist traditions survived…
The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film)
The Deep Blue Sea is a 2011 British romantic drama film written and directed by Terence Davies and starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, and Simon Russell Beale. It is an…
The Color of Pomegranates
The Color of Pomegranates, originally known as Sayat-Nova, is a 1969 Soviet Armenian avant-garde film written and directed by Sergei Parajanov. The film is a poetic treatment of the life…
Interior Designer’s Compact Paris Home and Art Workshop, 51sqm/548sqft
In Montreuil, just outside Paris, this compact apartment is both home and workshop to interior architect Sophie Berck of Petit Jour Architecture. By removing partitions and doors, Berck opened up…
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Dare to Defamiliarize: In Praise of Fluidity
Dissolving boundaries expands my craft arsenal. Openness to new mediums and genres expands my ideas and problem-solving. What if—for the sake of a good stretch and a cracked back, because…
Arthur Sze Named U.S. Poet Laureate
Acting Librarian of Congress Robert Randolph Newlen today named Arthur Sze as the new U.S. poet laureate. He succeeds Ada Limón, who has held the position since 2022. The winner of…