Louis Dienes, poet and photographer, writes: Why has Sherlock Holmes, the ultimate detective, captured the imagination of readers for over a century? Find out in “Mind and Sherlock Holmes,” issue #1624 of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known, as editor Ellen Reiss explains his vast and enduring popularity and what it has to… Read more

Due to weather conditions, the seminar scheduled for Thursday, March 5 will instead take place next Thursday, March 12, 6:30 PM.  We hope you’ll be there! Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Not only does Aesthetic Realism explain with resounding clarity what a person’s greatest ambition is—it also shows what gets in… 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: It has often been said, “Like father like son.” Yet disagreements between father and son have been a large subject in history and literature—and film. A good… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What is the big conflict in every person? How our lives will go and whether we like ourselves depend on our understanding this conflict. It’s told of mightily in the new, landmark issue—“Knowledge & Narrowness”—of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known. The commentary by editor Ellen Reiss… Read more

Derek Mali, Aesthetic Realism consultant and actor, writes: When I first read Eli Siegel’s essay “The Ordinary Doom,” I was astounded—I felt, “This describes me!” Though I hadn’t met him, I felt he wrote the essay with me in mind. In it, Mr. Siegel explains the loneliness people take for granted—that they walk around with… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: Women—and men too—want to feel we’re intelligent. We want to use our minds well—about work, love, education, money, everything. So why do we often feel we’re not intelligent in the choices we make—that, once again, we’ve messed it all up? What’s the real intelligence… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What’s the central fight within every person? Are philosophy, religion, and how one sees law all affected by this fundamental human battle? Find out—including through surprising, deep, delightful poems—in “We & the World Are Intimate & Wide,” the new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known! The… 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: There have been courageous filmmakers who have shown the brutality of racism. Meanwhile, they haven’t seen what Aesthetic Realism explains: 1) all racism arises from contempt; and… Read more

Michael Palmer, sportswriter and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: We all want to be wider, more generous, happier, but how can we be, and what is it that stops us? Read “We—& Children—Are Philosophic,” the kind, culturally rich new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known. The commentary by Ellen Reiss begins: Dear Unknown Friends:… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: What is the largest conflict in every person? Is there an authentic, satisfying answer to it? And what do the conflict and the answer have to do with philosophy—and with one of the most popular songs in the world? Find out in “Philosophy, a Famous Song,… Read more