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Hell’s Kitchen
A year ago, my partner and I watched a musical called Hell’s Kitchen. It was created by Alicia Keys, with a storyline loosely based on her life and anchored by her songs. The musical made a really strong impression on me. Even though I was already familiar with her music, the characters, the screenplay, and…
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When a detour is the best route
You are on a road trip. The fastest path to your destination has no fuel stations, and your car is running low. An alternate path has several fuel stations, and it requires a detour—taking you an extra hour or two. Which path will you take? Sometimes, it’s most useful to go directly towards your goal.…
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Perpetual beginner
This month, Grant Snider is writing one Haiku and making a drawing with it every day. He posts them at his website. At his Substack, he dives into the creative process, and shares the stories behind the scenes. “Maybe when it comes to art, I’m not a master. I’m a perpetual beginner,” he writes. This…
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Graduation eyes
I first heard about this term in the context of graduating from school. Because your everyday routines are about to change—the coffee stand you visited before your classes, the booth in your favorite library, the river you pass by on the walk to school—they also become more special. Not only this: you’re about to enter…
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An album and four good articles
While I don’t often do lists like this, I came across some particularly delightful work last week. Enough to mark a special occasion. Here’s an unordered, unbulleted, list: Clipse’s reunion album, Let God Sort Em Out, is very good. So is the rollout. What success looks like, to Malice: “Catering to the people that were…