by James David Moran | Nov 26, 2012 | The Public Humanist
Significant milestones are naturally a cause for celebration. But they are also an opportunity for reflection and reinvestment. This year, the American Antiquarian Society celebrates its bicentennial. For me our celebrations of this event renewed my own understanding...
by Barbara Pelissier | Dec 4, 2012 | The Public Humanist
A single black and white photograph. The familiar New England scene depicts the center of Westhampton at the turn of the twentieth century. The white church and town hall, three tall trees and a little grassy knoll with a cast iron fountain and a bench. The fountain,...
by Christopher Volpe | Dec 11, 2012 | The Public Humanist
“This is the easy time,” begins Sylvia Plath’s poem Wintering, “there is nothing doing,” but this is only half the story. “The smile of the snow is white,” Plath writes, but for the dreamer of inner space, great potency...
by Daniel John Carroll | Dec 17, 2012 | The Public Humanist
Editor’s Note: The Worcester Art Museum has a current exhibit of photographs, From Kennedy to Kent State, with accompanying programming supported by a grant from Mass Humanities. On December 20 at 6 pm, Dr. Robert J.S. Ross will present a talk on “Songs of...
by Robert J.S. Ross | Jan 3, 2013 | The Public Humanist
Music mobilizes emotion and poetry often communicates indirectly. When Tom Hanks tearfully played Maria Callas singing an aria (“La Momma Morta”) for Denzel Washington in “Philadelphia” he not only won an Oscar, but communicated the humanity of...
