The painting is called ‘Ghosts in a Tree’. The artist is Franz Sedlacek. The year 1933. The movement New Objectivity, a relative of Magical Realism.  Twenty-two skull-headed figures, in bedraggled dress, perched on branches overlooking the misty morn. What do you do when you see this painting? When you stand and confront it with an […]

When I was ten-years-old, the worst thing in the world was a book with a cracked spine. I detested dog-eared pages. Inky underlinings and margins stuffed with scrawlings made me recoil. Books were supposed to be kept pristine. It was a sign of love. Keep them clean, then stack them on a shelf with the […]

I’m an audiophile who loves house music, jazz, classical, deep vocal beats, and classic rock and hip-hop albums. For the purposes of this best headphone review I compared my recently bought V-Moda Crossfade M-100s with my 5-year-old Sennheiser HD280PROs and borrowed my sister’s Beats by Dre and my father’s Bose headphones. V-MODA Crossfade M-100s vs Sennheiser HD280PROs vs Beats by Dre […]

I have goals and aims with all of my reading. Here’s how you do that:  Sit down with a pen and a dedicated notebook. Kindle or book open on lap. Then pick your book. Maybe you have one book per reading session, maybe you go through 3-5. For each book you have ONE thing you’re aiming […]

If only there was some brain enhancing music that you can just switch on whenever you’re feeling demotivated. We all know the feeling – when you’re feeling deflated and you wish there was something external to pump you up. We may not be there yet with audible brainwashing (and that’s probably a good thing) but […]