Hospitality, Intimacy and The Great American Songbook
Hospitality is an open hand. It’s a gesture. It’s a way of telling someone that
they are welcome, that they belong. In order to be hospitable, there must be
space for
Laura Tokie
In fifth grade, Laura wrote an essay about Thanksgiving that her teacher thought was good. She also played Santa Claus in a school play and tried to make croissants from scratch. Not much has changed
Eyes from the Ashes
Photography is a powerful tool. How many people take pictures every day, hoping
to capture bits of life as it happens? People treasure photos as access points
to their memories.
Most of us
Arts Education and Technology Rock Our World
Yearly benchmarks and assessments saturate the current educational climate. We
set expectations; we test; we measure. The results determine what we—students,
educators, administrators, government overseers and parents—declare good, or not
good,
Real Life in Mumbai: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
If I want to make an argument, a cogent argument, what do I need? A position.
Data. Facts and figures. Hard evidence, to speak to the head. Soft evidence, to
affect the heart.
From The Outside In
I grew up in a 968 square foot house. I would not call it designed. It seemed
haphazard, a shelter, with newsprint for insulation. Rumors swirled: did the
prior owner share the house