June 2014

Can Beautiful Art Cause Delirium? Watch this video about Stendhal Syndrome from Jason Silva and see for yourself! Stendhal Syndrome: "A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give weight in one's life...

It’s one more example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts – although in this case, the parts are the best of the best. Booty-shaking good. [caption id="attachment_41556" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Keller Williams, by K.W.C. Taylor[/caption] For the 2012 recording, Pick, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams...

What? Me worry? Well yes. Especially if you are a parent. Most skin and hair care products for kids contain a laundry list of ingredients with strange, often unpronounceable chemical names. In fact, many commonly used in products for children, paragons and quaternium 15 for two examples,...

Here's some healthy Do It Yourself (DIY) food snacks from Foodlets.com*: Having kids means having snacks on hand. Try these can’t-miss recipes for homemade versions of supermarket favorites like granola bars, graham crackers, cereal bars and cheddar cheese crackers. They’re fresher, tastier and easier to make...

A new study written about by Olga Khazan in The Atlantic suggests that extroverts, like me, are not meant for long, isolated voyages. Damn, I guess I won't be going to Mars any time soon! Extroverted friends are good for a lot of things—serving as deft and...

In a recent Huffington Post article, Robbie Couch explores how pets bring people together and a whole host of other fun facts about how your pet may be affecting your dating life. If you're single and ready to mingle, run to your local animal shelter. Now. A...

Telluride has its festivals. Nederland has Frozen Dead Guy Days. No kidding, celebrated annually from Friday – Sunday the first full weekend of March. A centerpieces of Frozen Guy Days is a screening of the film "Grandpa's in the Tuff Shed," a magnum opus which...

Saturday NightGrass sold out. Rising stars, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, perform again Sunday, June 22, 1: 15 – 2:30 p.m. at 41st annual Telluride Bluegrass "Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul – music that's like an...

Here's a section from an interesting article in the New York Times that was contributed by Bob Morris: On a recent Friday night, a dozen seekers in loosefitting attire, most in their 20s and 30s, climbed a flight of steps of a mixed-used community space in Bushwick,...

Mark DeNicola writes about the importance of creativity over conformity and shares a video (see below) from Jason Silva's Shots of Awe Series. “There is no one map for how to live our lives. Reality is just a word and you’re not supposed to use it...