As a child, Mae Jemison wanted to be a professional dancer. In 1992, she became the first African-American woman in space. One year later, she resigned from NASA to explore how Read more about Podcast of the Weekend #4: Growing Up to be a Professional Dancer…or an Astronaut[…]
On this, the last week before October break, surely many Vassar students are overwhelmed by studying and writing papers. However, sometimes no matter how much you study or prepare for Read more about Creativity Breadcrumb 20: Midterm Motivation[…]
The screen turns on and the first images are a series of letters. ‘I deserved it back then,’ now MacArthur Fellow, Alison Bechdel, shares. Letters keep coming and flashing ahead, Read more about Field Work: Read Right Through Me, A Look into Alison Bechdel’s Vignettes[…]
food for creative making, doing, and thinking One of the most influential figures in the modernist poetry movement, E. E. Cummings was born 120 years ago today. Cummings’s life is Read more about Creativity Breadcrumb 19: It’s E. E. Cummings’s 120th birthday![…]
“The value of nothing: out of nothing comes something.” – Amy at 11 in an essay (given a B+). Amy Tan is an American writer known for her book The Joy Read more about Podcast of the Week 4: Where Does Creativity Hide?[…]
Many of us listen to something while we study. But not all sound is created equal when it comes to helping us concentrate. In this week’s Sunday Motivation, check out Read more about Sunday Motivation: Music to Help You Concentrate[…]
“When you think about even what I allegedly did, which it wasn’t as bad as what I allegedly…Supposedly I went around with a wrench breaking windows. Ok. Now, let’s put Read more about Podcast of the Weekend #3: Putting Walter White in Perspective[…]
food for creative making, doing, and thinking National Geographic’s Photo of the Day today is absolutely striking. Captured in the Strzelecki Desert of Australia, this photo presents a rare moment Read more about Creativity Breadcrumb 18: Natural Symmetry[…]
On Friday September 19th, a gorgeous day not unlike this one, I had the pleasure of visiting the art exhibits on view at Vassar through December of this year. The Read more about Field Work: Never Before Has Imperial Augsburg Been Printed in Trees, A Response to the Three Exhibits On View at Vassar[…]
food for creative making, doing, and thinking In an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal, Alice Gregory points out an interesting dichotomy in the art and fashion industries: We Read more about Creativity Breadcrumb 17: Art in Fashion[…]