“Pillars of Destruction” are infant stars that light up immense swirls of gas and dust. New stars are born from collapsing clouds of interstellar material, astronomically speaking. Pillars are also an essential structure of civilizations. Civilizations rise and fall like waves with the advent of new consciousness and ways of being. Arnold Toynbee was the first historian to …
Kids in the park at last! Parents are still in masks. The sun is shining, warm and balmy…Helicopters circling overhead to ensure peace in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter revolution in downtown Philadelphia. In the rest of the city, the sound of birds usher in a rather mild summer. Having grown up on …
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HiggledyPiggledy – an old-fashioned slang meaning disorganized or helter-skelter, used in the nursery rhyme, “Higgledy Piggledy, my black henlays good eggs for gentlemen…” describes a state of disarray that eventually synthesizes new thoughts and language. According to Durkheim, the world exists only as far as it is represented, and that all knowledge of the world …
No, I am no economist, but the COVID crisis compels me to tell a story of how the communities in Philadelphia are utilizing energy and resources- toilet paper, for instance! In the words of Ursula Le Guin, “there have been great societies that did not use the wheel but there have been no societies that …
We’ll Grow On You Bleed, Cry, Grasp,Speak are verbs that are often associated with change, mending and motivate the flow of consciousness. Henna, sumi ink, modeling clay and found objects are used to create works. The performance art instance was done, using as prop a piece of sculpture.Globalization and social media has spurred some changes …
“In addition to increasing emissions, deforestation contributes directly to a change in rainfall patterns in the affected region, extending the length of the dry season, further affecting forests, biodiversity, agriculture and human health,” Greenpeace