The Long-Term Effects of Lockdowns on Children’s Education and Well-Being
At the beginning of the lockdowns a year ago in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Education Writers Association “nearly three-quarters of public schools either closed or are planning to close … many colleges and universities are moving to online learning or are ending the semester outright.” Though a year has […]
Duality and Balance – The Path of Life to the Ancient Greeks
In the world, there is duality, a polarity, two forces that forever try to find a balance, an equilibrium. In the world, could we have positive without negative, wind without calm, rags without riches? Without a polarity, would life arise? All things seem to possess a certain polarity, including good and evil. One concept, […]
The Origin of the Chinese Lantern Festival
The Chinese Lantern Festival, or Yuanxiao Festival in Chinese, comes at the end of Chinese New Year. It marks the first full moon of the new lunar year. The lantern festival in our modern times is about getting together with family, enjoying good food, and lighting lanterns to send into the night sky with wishes, […]
Stories – The Gateway to the Mind
One of the most influential mediums on our lives according to ancient philosophers like Aristotle are stories. Why would that be? But first, what is a story? Its not to be confused with “a plot” a plot is the imitation of action… the arrangement of incidents… the story is essentially life itself… it is the […]
Interview with Aaron Blaise: The Life of an Iconic Disney Animator
Aaron Blaise is an internationally renowned artist and animator, having spent over 30 years in the industry working for Disney on Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, and many other films that have stood as beloved treasures of our time. Aaron currently teaches animation and art in classes and workshops around the world, sharing […]
Radio Garden App: The Google Earth of Radio Stations
Starting out as a research project, the Radio Garden app had been developed by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision by Bas Agterberg and Jonathan Puckey. Agterberg developed the app with the question, “Can we accurately demonstrate what radio sounds like all over the world?” The Radio Garden app started as a passion project to […]
A Conversation with Dr. Steve Turley on Classical Education and its Roots in Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
The Ancient Greeks put much emphasis on learning and education in their society. Their emphasis however, was not on vocation. What was their main focus then? We will be diving into the pedagogy of classical education and its recent rise in popularity with Doctor Steve Turley. Dr. Steve Turley is an internationally recognized scholar, speaker, […]
From the Sacred to the Profane: How the Modern Art Movement Shaped Our World
It’s everywhere and all-pervasive. It has been celebrated by the higher institutions and museums around the world; confusing and irreverent to most of us, yet still emulated in every aspect of our modern lives, wittingly or unwittingly. Modern art has defined our culture since its emergence during the 1850s in France. It has played a […]
Middle Land Movie Picks: Bitter Harvest (2017)
Bitter Harvest (2017) is a period piece set in motion with Soviet leader Lenin’s spread of Marxism and Stalin’s occupation of Ukraine from 1917 to 1933. The Soviet Union’s ruthless policies and confiscation of Ukrainian land and all agricultural p led to the Great Famine or Holodomor (to inflict death by hunger) that led […]
Ancient Greek Revelations: Moirai – The Order of Life, Death, and Fate
In order for there to be life, there needs to be a world in which life can exist. In ancient Greek belief, life originated from the union of the two forces of chaos and the cosmos. Chaos was represented by space and time, a vast realm of emptiness. The ancient Greeks personified this force as […]