vignettes of the night XXIX: the color of utopia

Ever heard of Baker-Miller pink? Me neither. I came across it randomly on a recent image search and it intrigued me. The idea of a color that could calm violent prisoners. It was devised by a researcher, Alexander Schauss, in the 1970s. He wanted to know, specifically, if various wavelengths of light – ie. color […]


jewelers to die for: the work of jelena behrend and andrea corson

I wanted to share the work of two artist friends, Andrea Corson and Jelena Behrend, who make great jewelry! Though their sensibilities are different – where Corson is polished and whimsical, Behrend is graphic and expressive – both lean toward the abstract, conceiving of their designs as a sculptor would. Behrend’s work has been featured in […]


You’ve got to have a valid medical reason

“You’ve got to have a valid medical reason (to deny treatment). “We don’t want our doctors to be moral judges. Their duty is to provide the best advice and the best treatment in the circumstances.” Turner is taking a holiday in the meantime in Thailand, where he might consider trying another smoking cure. wholesale nfl […]


vignettes of the nite XXVII: speaking the truth

“There are whole generations of black men wiped out because their records are blemished. If we start to deal with some of the consequences of our drug policy without legalization, I’m all ears. But if you avoid historical issues and you say, ‘We’re worried about creating the next big drug industry,’ you’re missing the point. What do you think has happened to some of these people? Their lives are ruined.”


vignettes of the nite XXVI: lennie and george

(In the name love and friendship….) From John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, 1937, on the death of Lennie: The little evening breeze blew over the clearing and the leaves rustled and the wind waves flowed up the green pool. And the shouts of men sounded again, this time much closer than before. George took […]