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Bits and Clips is a regular feature of the best I read, saw, or listened to on the internet that month. Usually done monthly, this post includes both June and July, because at the end of June my blog was switching servers. So this list of links is a bit long, but I hope you find something interesting, educational, useful or inspiring here:
Art:
How to Be an Artist, According to Wassily Kandinsky
Jeanette Winterson on How Art and Storytelling Redeem Our Inner Lives
Why Old Women Have Replaced Young Men as the Art World’s Darlings
How to Deal With Art Criticism from Your Spouse, Partner, or other Close Family and Friends
11 incredible artists’ homes you can visit
The Joyous World of Overlooked Canadian Folk Artist Maud Lewis
7 Emerging Pastel Artists to Watch Out For
Giant crocheted installation of urchins floats above city marina
How to Free Your Creative Spirit, According to Sister Corita Kent
7 science-backed reasons you should make art, even if you’re bad at it
Erin Hanson: Ten Years of Open Impressionism
Mark Making Love with Inge Flinte
13 Reasons Why Original Art in the Home is as important as a Bed
Photography:
The People Who Call Yellowstone Home
Food Photography Didn’t Start on Instagram—Here’s Its 170-Year History
Spirituality:
The Holy Spirit: Advocate, Comforter, and Defense Attorney
Out of my comfort zone—and into the light
Stop Inviting People to Your Church
Hymns that Mary Baker Eddy “particularly loved”
Ideas:
50 free things to do in Connecticut this summer
Preparing ‘Emerging Adults’ for College and Beyond
The party registration of religious leaders
Things That Principals Know About Great Teachers
Women of History: Katherine Fanning
The iPad is a Far Bigger Threat to Our Children Than Anyone Realizes.
Increasing Salaries So Teachers Don’t Have To Become Principals
This Former Accountant Wants You to Stop Buying Things and Start Borrowing Them
‘Climate Change Is Real’: Many U.S. Companies Lament Paris Accord Exit
Trump’s Stupid and Reckless Climate Decision
Obama Just Spoke Out On Trump’s Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement
EU Will Ignore White House And Work Directly With US States On Paris Agreement
Understanding Very, Very Smart People
Here are all of the museums you can visit for free this summer
These Are The Top 37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old
Creating Leadership Calm During Chaos: Interview with Byron Katie
Scientists stunned by Antarctic rainfall and a melt area bigger than Texas
12 Best Practices For Finding Time, Energy, and Inspiration to Write
World’s first Dr. Seuss museum will make all your childhood dreams come true
Breakfasts that nourished my dreams
Henry Miller’s 11 Commandments of Writing and His Daily Creative Routine
Writing Begins With Forgiveness: Why One of the Most Common Pieces of Writing Advice Is Wrong
A solar eclipse is coming to America. Here’s what you’ll see where you live.
How to Build Resilience in Midlife
Genius Is Not about Excelling at Something—It’s about Doing Things Differently
The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
E.B. White’s Beautiful Letter to a Man Who Had Lost Faith in Humanity
How to Ruin Your Relationship With Your Teenager
A total solar eclipse is happening Aug. 21, and here’s what you need to know
How to Deal with the Fragile Male Ego as an Adventurous Woman
Schools Are Missing What Matters About Learning
Turning Negative Thinkers into Positive Ones
Books:
10 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
Summer Reading Recommendations from Six Novelists Who Own Bookstores
300 Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once
Summer Reading For Your Woke Kid
Movies:
5 ‘Wonder Woman’ Amazons On The Power Of Their All-Woman Army
Wonder Woman Film Busts Stereotypes and Got Me Thinking Spiritually
Val Kilmer’s passion project is a one-man Mark Twain show
Food:
20 Iconic Delis of the Greater New York Area
Hunting Down the Lost Apples of the Pacific Northwest
Georgia O’Keeffe, health food devotee: the pioneer of modernism’s favorite recipes
Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion
The New Essentials of French Cooking
14 Vegetarian Foods That Have More Iron Than Meat
Poetry:
For newly named U.S. poet laureate, the power of poetry is opening ourselves to others
Hope:
Hundreds of nuns trained in Kung Fu are biking the Himalayas to oppose human trafficking
When prayer helps end conflicts
A silent protest parade in 1917 set the stage for civil rights marches
A former exec at Trader Joe’s grows another kind of grocery store
Oprah video clip: Failure is there to point you in a different direction
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I always love this monthly feature of your blog! Thanks for sharing the interesting things you glean from the web. I enjoyed expanding my horizons!
