All of Us Have Pieces That Take Us to a Special Place
There is something about getting off the beaten path and taking the road less traveled. Sometimes it's just going home from work a different way and seeing new sights in the process. For music lovers whose daily commute is accompanied by classical music, one often sees things in a different context. Music can take a commonplace moment or event, one which occurs daily and is usually unnoticed, and turn it into a revelation. Such was the case for New York writer Terry Teachout while taking a different route through Florida earlier this week. Read Reville (About Last Night)
Proposed Harlem Cultural Center Raising Eyebrows...Expectations
A proposal to put a restaurant in the ground-floor space of a condominium building in Harlem didn't catch anyone by surprise. However, when developer Carlton A. Brown and his partners proposed including "three theaters for live entertainment and independent films, as well as post-production studios, all to create a $21 million âliving roomâ? of black and Latino-flavored arts and culture," it caught potential lenders off-guard. One bank suggested something more sensible...like a drugstore. Read High Ambitions for a Commercial Arts Center in Harlem (NY Times)
Apparently, There's More Than One Way to Get to Carnegie Hall
You know the old joke. A man stops to ask for directions (it's a joke, remember) and asks, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" The store clerk says, "Practice, practice, practice." Now it seems there may be a short cut. All you need is an outlet...and a few electrodes strapped on your head. Read Zap Your Brain Into the Zone: Fast Track to Pure Focus (newscientist.com)