ART REVIEW: “American Impressionism: Paintings from the Phillips Collection,” and “In Pursuit of Light and Leisure: Impressionist Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection”
It’s exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, for most of us to justify taking the time away from the daily anxious rush to enjoy and reflect upon the fragile beauty and fleetingness of this life, in all its sensual richness. We don’t merely take peaceful moments and stunning corners of nature for granted – our culture…
ENVIRONMENT: Under the influence
Thanks to an Associated Press report, the average American is waking up to the fact that we’re unwittingly contaminating our water supplies – whether they’re lakes, streams, or groundwater. In one illuminating – and icky – scenario, the AP reports that the drugs we consume – in pills, in meat from animals that are fed…
