How to Write the Perfect Blog Post

Approximately 2.73 million posts are written daily. Because of this large amount of content on the web, your next blog post needs to be pitch perfect to stand out in the crowd. But writing the perfect blog post doesn't have to be as difficult as it might seem. There's a lot of pressure behind the word perfect. …

10 Sites to Download Free Images

New to blogging? Upping the ante on your website? Whatever stage you are at in creating your perfect website or blog, you're going to need images. Our society is a visual one. Visuals occur in marketing, advertising, texting/messaging, traveling, learning, etc. Whether you're using emojis or icons, photographs or infographics, it's easier than ever to communicate …

How to Beat the Un-Creative Blues

Do you ever feel like you’re not in tune with your creative side? The idea of tuning is an interesting one. Although it is usually discussed with musical instruments, tuning can be applied to creativity, as well. When something is tuned, it is adjusted or adapted. Musical instruments, such as guitars, are tuned or adjusted …

10 Free, Online Resources for Editors

Whether you are new to editing or have been an editor for the NYT for ages, everyone needs a good tip now and then. Editors love language and learning, and they want to improve their skills and knowledge. You can use these ten free, online resources to help you out today! 1. The Chicago Manual of …

10 Simple Tips for Writers to Make Life Easier

Writers need ways to make their life easier. Writers are busy people and have it tough enough as it is with drafting, writing, and re-writing. These steps take time, effort, and energy. Overcoming challenges can be difficult when trying to balance everything. Whether you are a part-time blogger or the next J. K. Rowling, finding ways …

5 Unique Items for Peony Lovers

Lover of peonies? Can't get enough of the blossoms? Here are some peony-inspired ideas of unique products you can purchase. 1. Hand Soap This soap has plant-derived ingredients and is sulfate free. Bonus: you can also try out the dish soap and all-purpose cleaner.   2. Lip Balm This lip balm by Burt's Bees comes in …

Organization Drawers in 2017

Hello, blogging world. It's been quite awhile. Yesterday my husband asked me if I was still writing on my blog, and to be honest, it's been months. He said that it seemed like I used to really enjoy doing it. And I do! But I needed a break; I've had this site for more than three …

Roman Ideals of Beauty and Playing with Gender: Analyzing Various Representations of Omphale and Hercules in Roman Art

Introduction During the third century AD, Plotinus, who was a Neo-Platonist, changed the traditional view of Beauty accepted earlier in antiquity. Beauty had been considered to be the symmetry of parts, but Plotinus defined Beauty differently—a Principle created and emanated an Idea, which could also be called Beauty. Additionally, he argues that each part of …

A Postcolonial Analysis of Carmen Herrera’s Untitled (c. 2012)

Near the end of the twentieth century, revisions concerning postcolonial theories of Said and Nochlin occurred. Rather than focusing on strict binaries, theorists considered that issues of postcolonialism were more complicated because the colonial experience is not only complex but also ambiguous. The colonized and the colonizer were plays in various locations—psychological, philosophical, geographical, social, …

Tuesday Tunes: Radiohead’s “Reckoner”

Band: Radiohead Song: "Reckoner" lyrics: Reckoner You can't take it with you Dancing for your pleasure You are not to blame for Bittersweet distractors Dare not speak its name Dedicated to all human beings Because we separate Like ripples on a blank shore In rainbows Because we separate The ripples on a black shore Reckoner, …