A very wise person once observed that “One of the most astonishing effects of the human brain is the fact…
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Last December I featured NOWNESS’ terrific profile of renowned designer Massimo Vignelli and his close friend, collaborator, and legendary architect…
The music of songbirds is among the most remarkable sounds in the natural world. Yet biologists have yet to decipher…
There are few things that will eat your soul faster and more ravenously than spending your life doing something you…
Last week I wrote about Daniel Amen’s incredible PBS special Change Your Brain, Change Your Life where he explains the…
This morning I’ve whipped up a brand new recipe of my very own: 1 part music and 1 part food,…
He’s been called “America’s finest black-humorist” by The Atlantic Monthly, but above all else Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was one of the…