What art captivates your attention? I remember the first time I walked through the Museum of Modern Art, I felt…
Jes KastOctober 30, 2013
I was raised a space cadet in the 1960s, part of a generation absorbed and obsessed with astronauts and the…
Jeff MunroeOctober 28, 2013
Two weeks ago I went to the late showing of Gravity… by myself. Fitting, I guess. Alone, with my glasses on,…
Jason LiefOctober 26, 2013
I’ve been reading some of the flood of books coming out ahead of next year’s centennial of the start of…
James BrattOctober 25, 2013
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on my sabbatical last year. I’ve been taking time to mine the deeper lessons of a…
Theresa LatiniOctober 24, 2013
I'm very proud to have as my guest on the blog today my student Alexander Westenbroek. Alex is from Grand…
Jennifer L. HolbergOctober 23, 2013
The first football game I attended upon moving to Iowa pitted the Dutch against the Norse. Who knew such strong…
Steve Mathonnet-VanderWellOctober 22, 2013
Last week I was in New York for the Brooklyn classis meeting of the RCA. That’s the classis (local body…
Jessica BrattOctober 21, 2013
When she started playing, I thought, Whoa there, sister, dial it back! You have a whole concerto to get through…
The 12 EditorOctober 19, 2013
