You’re a seer

You’re a seer, and if not, you can become one. I used to delight when viewing a painting to let one element of a work catch my eye, and then hold up my thumb at arm’s length to block that element, a small splash of color in a Monet. I’d watch the whole painting...

You look divine, semi-supine

Your feet are telling you a story about your self, about your inclinations and your standing in the world. Interested? There is a body of evidence that says when we think about the future that we incline forward, and when we think about the past, we lean back. It...

The play’s the thing

In Michelangelo’s depiction of creation on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the hands of God are electric, stretched out, fingers pointing, fully invested in an outcome. No, not at all. Take a look. They are the hands of a gourmand pointing to a choice on a dessert...