Our Human Condition

Apr

Posted to art & life & music

Categorized as article

Every once in a while, out from all the 30-second sound bytes and feeble articles that compose that enormous sea of mediocrity we call the Internet pops an article of genuine interest and substantiality. I’d like to share two of these gems, as I found each extremely interesting in its own right.

The first of these articles deals with art, and what happens when it is taken out of context. The tagline being “Can one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? Let’s find out.”, this Washington Post article puts Joshua Bell, world-renowned Grammy-winning concert violinist, in a Washington D.C. Metro stop, where he plays some of the most challenging solo violin pieces ever written. What happens? Does he make any money? Does anyone take any notice at all? Follow the link.

The second article deals with the human anatomy; more specifically, our feet, and what happens when we shove them into the “foot-torture devices” we call shoes. “It took 4 million years of evolution to perfect the human foot. But we’re wrecking it with every step we take.” Read it here.

I hope enjoyment is had, and thoughts are provoked.