The Case for Rainbows

The Case for Rainbows

The Case for Rainbows The creative landscape is changing. Some might say not nearly fast enough, but change usually occurs in waves—some high and some low. Right now, I’d argue we are somewhere in the twilight of the high and low as various creative industries—namely...
Commentary on Ode 1.37 by Horace

Commentary on Ode 1.37 by Horace

Commentary on Ode 1.37 by Horace Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65 BC – 8 BC), known to the anglophone world as Horace, was a Roman lyric poet. Published between 23 BC and 13 BC, his Odes are a collection of praise songs, adapted principally from earlier Greek lyrics, on...
Books and Electronic Media

Books and Electronic Media

Books and Electronic Media Today, books are increasingly available to us in formats other than the printed volume. At the same time, the communal activity of the book club is adapting to the current technological age: Authors are establishing Facebook groups and...
Accessible Science is Key to Public Trust

Accessible Science is Key to Public Trust

Accessible Science is Key to Public Trust For scientists, these are times both exciting and apprehensive. From designer babies to genomic medicine, artificial intelligence, and molecular surveillance, science is arguably the most dominant force defining our future....
High-Tech and Haute Couture

High-Tech and Haute Couture

High-Tech and Haute Couture Cybernetic signs and symbols have increasingly become a magnetizing spectacle in contemporary culture. The cyborg as a hybrid of human and machine in high fashion runway shows of the late 20th and early 21st centuries and the ways in which...