Recently I took a stroll through New York City’s infamous Chinatown and to my surprise I noticed a drastic change seems to be coming about rather rapidly in the area. My initial purpose of making my way down there was to pick up art supplies that I needed for an upcoming project. Yet I couldn’t help …
Out of the many stories that I read as a child growing up Episcopalian (which for me to explain the denomination to anyone unknown would phrase as, “Diet-Catholic”) was the story of Noah. The account of Noah was scribed thousands of years ago, and was carried in the religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, among …
I was walking down the street in SoHo, Manhattan (SoHo is for the “South Houston” area in lower Manhattan) one evening. I was passing the art galleries, coffee shops, and clothing stores that ornament the area to make a nesting ground for tourists and shopaholics. It seems that every time I visit SoHo ( I …
How Can We Seize the Moment to Fill that Empty Space in Our Lives? Read More »
Misery Loves Competition… After ten years, it is more than solidified to speak of the mastery in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood.” From the magnetically terrifying performance of Daniel Day Lewis to the inescapable vastness of landscape the cinematography captures, the movie is a bleak epic in all respects. Not only does it …
From TONE DEF Online Music Publication Melbourne based jazz/ soul singer Damen Samuel recently launched his brand new EP Odyssey. Often drawing comparisons to Nick Drave and Ben Harper the talented solo artist started his music career in New York, performing his soulful roots folk across the five boroughs. Samuel was kind enough to give us a track by track run …
Weekend Reflection: “Track By Track: Damen Samuel – ‘Odyssey’” Read More »
I believe that advice in any sense can always be a positive thing: Hearing someone’s opinion of you can tell you about yourself and about them, often simultaneously. So how can we sift through the simple opinions and get to the true advice? Without self reflectance and honesty with yourself, even the best advice from …
Are You Listening to the Right Amount of Wrong People??? Read More »
Often times what is written affects us. Or more specifically, it moves us emotionally. Yet the same written words can become more intensified when delivered in a certain manner. I would like to share with you an excerpt from my book entitled, “Five Old Wives’ Tales.” It is a small collection of fictional proverbs; each …
Recently I’ve been doing a lot of thinking… about myself, where I am now, etcetera. You know the thoughts. I’m not so much worried about where the Joneses are (so to say) and what they are doing, for that matter. But I have to admit… I have been having my lows; we all do actually. …
I feel there is often a blurred line in people’s minds when distinguishing the difference between comfortability and complacency. What is it that really stops you and others around you separating where you are now, from where you want to go? Life creates… (read more)
The Clint Eastwood film “Unforgiven” is to me, not only one of the greatest films ever made (it won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Picture) but unquestionably one of the most longstanding Westerns ever put to film. The reason for its legacy doesn’t lie so much in the phenomenal editing or cinematography (beautiful and …
Ross Allen Reviews – Unforgiven (the Decimation of Myth) Read More »
