2 Good New Boston Based Fiction Books about Technology (MIT) and Art Forgery

The empty frames in the Gardner Museum from the infamous heist are  the backdrop to B. A. Shapiro's "The Art Forger" I've just read two new novels that are set in Boston which are very good. They each do deep dives into specific times and areas that are really interesting, give you a glimpse into […]

Photography Tips: Taking Great Black and White Landscape Pictures

I can across the article "27 Black and White Landscape Images" and I wanted to learn more about how to take pictures like this. So here's a few of the easier tips I found that can help. There's more detailed tips for advanced photographers in the posts, but we'll keep it simple here. I'll also […]

The Life Practice of Non-judgement: Finding Your Freedom

    The practice of non-judgement has many great aspects to it including the ability to help you become closer to others as they feel more open to engaging with you. It can be hard to adopt as we often feel value is having these strong opinions, but as Alberto Villoldo explains in "The Four […]

Book Recommendation: The Secrets of the Immortal Nichloas Flamel Series

This series falls into the Young Adult / Fantasy genre and has a strong similarity to the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson series, though it is for an audience a bit older. The story is centered around the real life Nicholas Flamel who was a French writer and reported Alchemist in the late 1300/early 1400's. […]

Book Recommendation: The Charles Lenox Series

  If you are looking for something new to read and like 19th century English settings, you may want to try out the Charles Lenox seris from Charles Finch. Here's a quick summary of the series from the publihser: Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, likes nothing more than to relax in his private […]