Authenticity can be difficult to achieve in the arts, whether you are a painter, a musician, an actor, a writer, a photographer or designer, the list of creative professionals this concept affects and is effected by goes on and on. Authenticity is especially difficult if you are a historian, collector or curator. Questions of who authored…
Reading is cathartic, sharpens your mind, and expands your world. How it manages to do all of this is kind of amazing, but I’ve written about that before (see here, here, and here for recent examples), and it’s not really what this timely Thursday post is really about. This entry is about another of my lifestyle goals…
Communication is a pain in the butt. Well, that’s what I used to think a long time ago. Being an artist, I was set up to be a recluse, because artists were outcasts. And it was a loneliness I chose. That was what I told myself anyway. When you are in your teenage years, and…
Hey this is Deadpool and this week timotheories is reviewing MY movie. It’s awesome, you’re gonna love the movie AND what he has to say! Thanks for ruining the build up Deadpool, well we might as well get into it. You and your big mouth… Deadpool (2016) Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Leslie Uggams, Ed Skrein,…
Have you ever heard that expression, the music that defined a generation? Usually its just a bunch of garbage marketing that encourages people to get nostalgic and appreciate something new. It got you here though didn’t it? Well this week’s album review features a band that did help define a generation, in a time when Grunge…
Sexism still exists. No shit timotheories. To all of my female readers and my genderless readers, yes you are correct, but bare with me a moment. I’m attempting to make a validating point about the problem of sexism, which is hard enough as it is, because A) I am not a woman and B) I am not a…
Holidays are a special time and should be treated with a certain level of respect, introspection if you support them, and curiosity if you aren’t familiar with them. Which is why I wanted to focus on Mother’s Day, while it’s still somewhat timely. Yes I know that this post comes a bit late, but I…
I’m a big fan of lists, process improvement, discipline, personal development, branding, and having a purpose. These are expressions I’ve honed over years as both an artist and a marketing professional. And wisdom often denotes that if you want to continue to evolve you must change too as other successful people before you have changed….
Have you ever watched a bio pic? They usually do an excellent job of both motivating you to do something with your life, and also to make you feel for the character(s) which the story is based upon. It’s one of those great guilty pleasures of life which most people are okay with accepting as…
What a strange sight to see – When fantasy meets reality and dreams became something more tangible. We all have dreams. And while sometimes it can be quite therapeutic to take a break from the hard work of the world and think upon what could be. But what if you were living your dreams right now?…