The Arts Heal

A tale of two responses: In response to the violence in Baltimore, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra played a free public concert on Wednesday at noon. In announcing it, they shared one of my favorite quotes from Leonard Bernstein: “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more […]

Talented Terminology

I’ve written before about replacing the term talented in my vocabulary. Because I’m trying to encourage a growth mindset in my students (and sons), it’s important to me that I never imply that their success comes entirely from something innate. Here are some phrases I’m trying not to use, and […]

Making Art in Sushi

Jiro Ono is widely celebrated as the ultimate sushi chef, continuing to hone his art at 90 years old. He was the subject of the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. (it’s on Netflix.) In the video below, he has a conversation with René Redzepi, a world-class Danish chef of almost exactly […]