A monthly letter from Gotham’s dean of faculty, Kelly Caldwell (usually writing advice)
So recently, I’m listening to the podcast The League of Awkward Unicorns, hosted by Gotham teacher Alice Bradley, because it’s inspiring and also, really funny. (For example, this episode is titled, “Nobody Wants Bloodsports In Their Home,” and you should listen to it.) Continue reading “Drawing Creativity”
Can you imagine Star Trek’s Mr. Spock with his trademark pointy ears… plus cherry-red skin, horns, and a forked tail?
Gene Roddenberry, the sci-fi series’ creator, could. And that was kind of a problem. Continue reading “Revise and Prosper”
A few weeks ago, I got into a mild Twitter spat. (I know! Trust me, whatever you’re yelling, my husband already gently suggested. Twice.)
Usually, I can avoid social media quagmires. This time, I lapsed because a friend (an actual friend, not a “friend”) took something I said, and restated it so that it meant something else, something I totally disagree with. Then he called me an idiot for holding a belief I don’t hold and saying something I never said. Continue reading “Logical Fallacies”