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Category Archives: Art
The Poet Anticipated the Shortcomings of AI
The author Rainer Maria Rilke anticipated the inevitable shortcomings in the use of AI in the arts. He articulated the essential conditions for creativity in his only novel, reflecting on what it takes to compose a great poem, but also … Continue reading
“There is a great deal of art to creating something that seems artless.”
There is writing which resembles the mosaics of glass you see in stained-glass windows. Such windows are beautiful in themselves and let in the light in colored fragments, but you can’t expect to see through them. In the same way, … Continue reading
Minding Your Manners
I’ve just returned from an amazing three-week trip to Japan and was delighted and overwhelmed by so much that I encountered, including the fabulous graphic design work everywhere. Passing through Kyoto Station I spotted a clever ad campaign while heading … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Asia, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Japan, Kyoto, Shinkansen, Tokyo, Train Travel
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I can’t believe that NYC is #17
To paraphrase Tolstoy’s famous opening line: All happy cities are alike; each unhappy city is unhappy in its own way. Maybe that’s too clunky a way to introduce the 2025 Happy City Index, but I’m seriously jetlagged so it will … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Europe, Museums, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Aarhus, Cities, Copenhagen, Singapore, Zurich
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A Little Fable
“Alas,” said the mouse, “the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 