ARTHOUSE VIDEO: Climbing a ‘Ladder to the Sky’

In my woodland wanderings, I encounter the tall tapestries of slim communications towers. These elongated lattices of metalwork are striking up close. From their brawny ground level struts, the eye tracks the tower to the heavens, like an arrow shot at a cloud. How to capture their odd grandeur?

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How to experience a text rainstorm

Still fun after all these years. On my timeline this morning, Facebook surfaced an offbeat video I did with my brother and a friend, from an encounter we had in 2013 with the truly cool, interactive video installation 'Text Rain.'

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A starry exhibit vividly worth one’s time

While "VAN GOGH: The Immersive Experience" wows you with its flash, such as a 7,000-square-foot Immersive Gallery animating his work and a must-experience virtual reality fly-through of Arles, I came away just as intrigued and moved by the more intimate details.

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How a West Virginia Artist Captured 100 Badass Women

Overwhelmed by the headlines, by Donald Trump, by a pandemic and with winter coming, West Virginia artist Sassa Wilkes couldn't get herself to her easel. Then, RBG died and Sassa found she wanted to get to know the legal legend by painting her portrait. Then, she kept on going with 99 more portraits of badass women.

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