“Art” Archives

We should want artists to flourish and experience healthy lives, to create art that heals them as much as it benefits us.

Banksy’s latest prank has reignited discussions about the nature, purpose, and definition of art.

In our desire to feel productive and in control lies a temptation to compartmentalize our lives.

Also: Tired of introverts, think before you post kid photos, essential 4AD songs, outer space, learning from Satanists, Spirited Away’s beauty, and secular responses to sacred art.

Also: Movie theaters vs. movie studios, MST3K and the Gospel, the problem with prequels, the history of hold music, and censoring classic works of art.

In trying to determine what, exactly, those early chapters of Genesis really mean, it’s possible that we miss out on what they’re trying to tell us.

What does art and being an artist mean in the 21st century?

If you look hard enough, you can find almost anything you want in a piece of art.

Kyrie eleison… Lord have mercy.

I’d much rather prefer to be huddled down among the things I know I’ll like because they honestly and truthfully speak to me.

If you start wondering how many souls this song, this poem, this story, this movie is going to save, you’re done for.