Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Why can the same person go from caring about people to feeling cold toward them? Why is there so much unfeelingness in the world still, after centuries—and what can change it? These questions are answered, mightily, in “Fellow-Feeling, & What’s Against It,” the new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to… Read more

Louis Dienes, poet and photographer, began to study Aesthetic Realism in 1943. He recommends Eli Siegel’s poem “Ralph Isham, 1753 and Later” and says: Human beings of all ages–including me–have puzzled over, wrestled with, and tried to make sense out of two mighty opposites, life and death. In a great free verse poem of 1925,… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: Why do people so often feel frustrated? And what is the chief frustration in our lives? Does it come from the outside world’s constantly thwarting us, or from a cause within ourselves that we need to understand? For the answers to these questions, and so much… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Again and again, a woman who may see herself as smart, savvy, and confident feels foolish when it comes to love. Why does reason, logic, often go out the window as one thinks about a person one hopes to care for? As the speakers… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Do the inner battles of a famous American author have to do with our own biggest questions?  Are these questions about how we see our relation to the whole world?  Read “Our Selves & Ernest Hemingway,” the great new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known. The commentary by… Read more

Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism consultant, says about this upcoming class in his course “If It Moves, It Can Move You”: Opposites in the Cinema: Al Capone, Dutch Schultz, John Dillinger, Baby-Face Nelson have been portrayed on the big screen. What’s the attraction of gangster films? Many of them (maybe most) exploit… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Consultants Bruce Blaustein, Derek Mali, and Arnold Perey—authorities on the questions of men—will present what Aesthetic Realism can teach every person on this important subject. We’d all like to feel we’ve had a good effect on people. Meanwhile, consciously and not, we’re in a… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: What is the deep, unspoken debate present always in a person’s mind—including as one goes to sleep? Is it an ethical debate? And what does it have to do with sleeplessness? For the very necessary answers to these questions, read “Day & Night, Awake & Asleep—We… Read more

Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism consultant, says about this upcoming class in his course “If It Moves, It Can Move You”: Opposites in the Cinema: The films of Akira Kurosawa, one of the most celebrated directors, encompass the intimate aspirations of one man, epic armies battling for power, the struggles of the… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Relation—is there anything more essential for a person to know about in order to have a happy life? Read the answer in “Relation: The Most Important Subject”—the new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known. The commentary by editor Ellen Reiss begins: Dear Unknown Friends: Here is part… Read more