Saturday, June 25, 2011

In Berlin, Moved by Music, Place and Memory



“Our view of reality is conditioned by our position in space and time — not by our personalities as we like to think. Thus every interpretation of reality is based upon a unique position. Two paces east or west and the whole picture is changed.”
— Lawrence Durrell, “Balthazaar”

Check out the NYT article about Lisa Bielawa's performance on June 20th in Berlin's now closed Tempelhof Airport. The section on "mindfulness" was particularly moving.

(Thanks, Phil)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .