Fulke Greville’s Epitaph for Huxley’s “Point Counter Point”

Oh, wearisome condition of humanity! Born under one law, to another bound, Vainly begot and yet forbidden vanity: Created sick, commanded to be sound. What meaneth Nature by these diverse laws— Passion and reason, self-division’s cause?’ —Fulke Greville the epigraph for Aldous Huxley’s Point Counter Point         Related Stories “Men Marry What They Need” [by…

June Events 2024 dance performance festival likely to tickle critic [By Tracy Danison]

“Tonewall”, performance by Jazz Barbé, Laura Frigato and Léon. Photo © Cie Parc Thumette The other day I ran across a film from Finland called Dogs don’t wear pants by Jukka-Pekka (J-P) Valkeapää, who has obviously not had the pleasure of seeing Parisians with their spoiled lapdogs of a chilly winter morning. The title tickles…

SongTown: A No Guru Zone- Why We Created Something Real For Songwriters

SongTown – A no “Guru” zone for songwriters… At SongTown, we’ve been pretty protective of our songwriting community. It’s a private community of some of the best up and coming songwriters around. Marty Dodson and I started it 10 years ago to help grow aspiring writers into world-class writers. A lot of folks in the…

Sarah Silverman Shares Negative Seinfeld Experience With Michael Richards

Sarah Silverman and Seinfeld are synonymous with American comedy, but Silverman didn’t enjoy her time as a guest star on the show about nothing, and it was all because of Michael Richards. Seinfeld centers on the mundane day-to-day happenings of comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his friends, and the main characters’ love lives are often a…

Exploring Korean typography: Insights from UW-Madison professors

Respected assistant professor Taekyeom Lee from UW-Madison’s Art Department recently teamed up with Jung Jang from the University of Georgia and department member Yeohyun Ahn to dive into the intricate world of Korean typography. The trio authored an insightful chapter for the book “Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students,”…

Exploring Korean typography: Insights from UW-Madison professors

Respected assistant professor Taekyeom Lee from UW-Madison’s Art Department recently teamed up with Jung Jang from the University of Georgia and department member Yeohyun Ahn to dive into the intricate world of Korean typography. The trio authored an insightful chapter for the book “Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, and Students,”…