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[Web] Jasper Morrison

I found this interview with the designer Jasper Morrison on The Minimalist . I enjoyed the entire interview, but this is the part that stood out to me the most. WW: Why do you think design should be democratic? JM: The best atmosphere and the most beauty can be found in

Patti Smith

I became very interested in Patti Smith and whatever she is up to when I picked up her book M Train (Amazon) when it first came out in 2016. When I encountered this book, I had met the woman who is now my wife a little before this, and I

Anne Carson

Several years ago, the university I taught at asked me to go to an academic conference and offered to pay for it. The conference was in Minneapolis. My then girlfriend (now wife) had lived in Minneapolis and still knew lots of people there that she wanted to see. Given that

Joe Frank

It would have been in the early 2000s. I was working the second shift on an inpatient unit of a substance abuse treatment center. I'd often work from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm but stay later than that, doing paperwork or talking with other people who