“Nothing thicker than a knifes blade separates happiness and melancholy.” – Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf, born Adeline Virginia Stephen on January 25th, 1882 was an English writer and leading modernist of the twentieth century. Known for her groundbreaking books, including Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One’s Own and The Waves and her stylistic […]
“To know Sharon, to really know her, was to love her.” – Sheilah Wells Everyone knows the name Sharon Tate. First they know her as the victim of the famous Manson murders. Then they know her for being married to Roman Polanski. What many don’t know, is she was one of the Hollywood’s most promising newcomers, depicted […]
Dame Daphne du Maurier was an English author and playwright. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories seldom feature a conventional happy ending, and have been described as ‘moody and resonant’ with overtones of the paranormal. These bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by the critics, but have since earned […]
Emily Kame Kngwarreye was an Australian Indigenous artist from Utopia, in the Northern Territory. She began painting in her late 70’s and produced around 3,000 paintings in the remainder of her life. Her early works are dominated by Indigenous motifs and colors and whilst her style developed to more vivid and free expressionism, the themes […]
Ashley Judd was one of the 470,000 people at the women’s march in Washington on Saturday. She was one of countless celebrities to not just attend, but speak. Judd stole the show, however, with her performance of 19-year-old, Nina Donovan’s poem “Nasty Woman”. While there are some political undertones and references the Trump, the poem […]
There’s a power in quotes. Whether it be in four words of forty, there’s something about these small pearls of wisdom that bury themselves deep in our souls, waiting to be felt and recalled every time we need help or assistance. That’s power. The power to recall words and use them to keep going. A […]
Eartha Kitt knows a thing or two about love –and a thing more about survival. Her career is highlighted by success on Broadway, her long adored recordings of ‘C’set Si Bon’ and the holiday favorite ‘Santa Baby’, and her iconic run as Catwoman. But what I, and many others, love most about Eartha is her spirit. […]
“Women are emotional in order to feel the divine energy at the highest levels and be supreme healers and lovers and mothers. Not to drive men insane. Her deep spiritual connection to feelings is to inspire a man to his spiritual heights as well. She is not a nag, she is an oracle.” — Raja Khan […]