Coin Phrases. - Page 8 of 9 - Content marketing, journalism, poetry, and a life in words. And drawing.

07/07/2013

I want to write but I don’t want to be lonely. I get lonely. When I have poured myself out onto the page or work in isolation, I look up in a haze for interaction to fill up. […]

28/06/2013

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Personality traits and creativity

Legendary innovators and creators all seem to have a specific combination of two personality traits which multiplies interests and the enjoyment of learning new things. Psychologists John Cacioppo, Richard Petter et al identified these two traits as Openness to Experience […]

24/06/2013

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Pencils are a journo’s best friend.

I scribble frantic shorthand as the witness shouts at me quickly as the hail that splatters my flimsy reporter’s notebook and he just wants to get inside and dry and warm and stop talking to me. The camera doesn’t register […]

21/06/2013

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What’s the difference between bad art, good art, and great art?

Here’s my theory. Bad art. Bad art is simply produced by an artist who is learning. That’s what failure is. And it fails because the artist didn’t have enough discipline, preparation, focus, or inherent talent. It fails because it’s […]

16/06/2013

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My experience on tour with Bon Jovi

In the pit, close to the stage, and I am hit with rain pelting down as I try to upgrade fans’ tickets with the iPhone entrusted to me. Lesson: Rain and bad Wi-Fi affects the ability to be nimble on […]

14/06/2013

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A call to action

Why are you still dreaming? You have all the power to do! You gained that power years ago while you were busy worrying about how far you would make it by now, and you wonder why you’re not there yet. […]

07/06/2013

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Who will write poetry about the economy?

Allow me to introduce… Criminonymous: A criminologist and advocate of restorative justice, truth and reconciliation for the most harmful crimes and social conflicts (and everywhere else where it’s appropriate). This is an astute poet well versed in economics, crime and restorative […]

28/05/2013

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Art investors raise demand for insurance.

Wealthy art investors are purchasing more insurance to cover their collections. A Stonehage Group report this month showed a high performance of long-term returns on art assets relative to many other asset classes, and clients have significantly increased the level […]

23/05/2013

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Photoshop will never go too far, Jonathan Jones.

Photoshopping classical masterpieces makes us forget the brilliance of the original, argued Jonathan Jones in his Guardian blog on Monday. I think he is wrong. The internet has created a boundless gallery of online remakes of great art. […]

21/05/2013

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Quotation Curation

“Even at [the art market’s] height, 1% of 1% of 1% of all artists made money. You can rail against the business practices of the art world, but even in flush times reputations are built on credibility, not on money […]