[January 4, 2025] I’ve been interested in seeing those things that are beautiful, and I’ve written about how beauty challenges us. Becca Segovia, a graphic designer, creates modern recreations from old paintings. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the landscape, bringing to life what was, at one point, a static or fixed piece of portrait art. We are going… Read More »
[April 15, 2024] One of the lessons from life is that we must be alert to the beauty in life, for there is little of greater value. Such a statement may seem nonsensical and naïve, but to see beauty for its value is on the same intellectual plane of discriminating between good and evil. This is a form… Read More »
[January 14, 2024] Look to where beautiful things are and where life’s outcomes are lovely. The Epoch Times covered the winner of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year (link here). Annually, prizes are handed out for the best photographs in several categories. This year, the prize went to Tara Lilly of Whistler, Canada, for a superbly well-timed… Read More »
[January 10, 2023] Be alert! Be alert and focused on the unexpected beauty in life. If you want to overcome life’s murky and tragic nature, look into the darkness, especially when things are bad. You have to look and see where things are still beautiful and where there is something that’s sustaining. In this search for beauty, we… Read More »
[November 28, 2022] There is nothing more valuable than beauty. We all know this to be true, but most of us cannot explain it, nor can we fully understand why that is the case. To articulate an explanation of beauty stretches our minds. What is beauty, and why is it so valuable? Why is beauty confusing? Moreover, why… Read More »
[July 11, 2022] Ancient tales can teach us much about ourselves and propel our puny understanding of the world to a higher level. The tale of Sleeping Beauty, popularized in the Disney movie Sleeping Beauty (1959), is one such story that can teach us something about leadership. There is an evil element in our world populated by humans… Read More »
[July 13, 2020] One thing that sets the best leaders apart from others is that they read, study, and discuss ideas. Long ago, when I was a staff officer as a U.S. Army Infantry Captain, a small group of junior officers was joking one day about the 1991 Disney movie Beauty and the Beast. Why did it pique… Read More »
[June 18, 2025] For several years, I’ve been watching art restoration videos undertaken by Julian Baumgartner a professional fine art restorer, where he takes us through the entire step-by-step process. The reason for today’s article is to reinforce my thoughts on the cultural impact of art. Julian’s website can be found here. The restoration itself is an educational… Read More »
[March 18, 2025] Another official trailer for the soon-to-be released Snow White movie remake was released this weekend. If you’re planning to see it, you might just be one of the few in the theater. The movie is going to be a tragic disaster. Disney and the Company’s senior leaders are in damage-control mode and for a long… Read More »
[January 23, 2025] In high school I couldn’t figure out why so many of the girls were attracted to some of the worst, most rebellious peers of mine. A few girls went out with the big football players but most spent their time with boys who were often disciplined for fighting or smoking weed in the bathrooms or… Read More »