Positive Obsessions

2 years ago

“Sometimes creativity is a compulsion, not an ambition.” Actor Edward Norton (in Entertainment Weekly ew.com), commenting on the documentary “The…

Conversation with Douglas Eby by Linda Dessau [audio interview]

2 years ago

Linda Dessau interviews me, Douglas Eby, about some topics in her article “Ten Ways to Thrive as a Creative Artist.”…

Do you feel like a misfit as a creative person?

2 years ago

“I was kind of a misfit little kid and bullied at school.” – Sara Bareilles Not fitting in with others…

Music Review: Hadsel – Beirut

2 years ago

(Pompeii Records) Finding solace in going somewhere remote is not a unique endeavor for musicians. As a result, the narrative…

Racelighting Black, Indigenous and People of Color in education: a conceptual framework

2 years ago

Abstract Purpose This article provides an overviews of the concept of racelighting. Racelighting is “is an act of psychological manipulation…

Rethinking Creativity and Depression

2 years ago

Some five hundred years ago, mood disorders were considered to be based on an imbalance in four body “humors” or …

Toni Collette on finding meaning in acting

2 years ago

It’s a compulsion Toni Collette just wants to be “turned on” as an actor, she notes: “I’ve been doing it…

Enhance your creativity – be more emotionally vulnerable and connected

2 years ago

How can being emotionally vulnerable help you be more creative as an actor or other artist? Kerry Washington talks about…

Make Meaning To Be More Creative

2 years ago

“For an artist, it is a driven pursuit, whether we acknowledge this or not, that endless search for meaning.” Dianne…

Philip Pullman on Creative Inspiration: Write to Please Yourself

2 years ago

One movie based on a story by Philip Pullman is “The Golden Compass,” with a talented cast including Dakota Blue Richards…