Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: In love, how important are conversations? Does a couple judge each other on how fair their conversations are to the world and people? Is there anything more central to love than the way two people speak together? For the very needed and hopeful answers to these… Read more

(Note: This month the seminar will take place on the 2nd Thursday.) Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: It’s so easy to be dissatisfied: with situations, people, and ourselves. Men and women haven’t known, though, how to distinguish between a dissatisfaction we can be truly proud of and one that’s… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Why love so often changes to something else is truly explained, and the beautiful solution is given, in “What Marriage Is Really For,” the new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known. The commentary by editor Ellen Reiss begins: Dear Unknown Friends: It is an honor… 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: Surprisingly, only a few filmmakers have been impelled to present the lives of artists on the big screen. Looking at some of the important painters of the… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: We all have both lightness and seriousness—but often in ways that trouble us. Can we make sense of these opposites in ourselves? Art shows we can! Read “Always with Us: Lightness & Weight,” the great new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known. The commentary by Ellen… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: How can we feel the world has true, large meaning for us? And what in ourselves interferes with our feeling that? For the tremendously hopeful answers to these questions—and to learn about a great English critic too—read “How Alive?” the current issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: On Thursday, Nov. 5th, from 6:30 PM to 8 PM, there will be a public seminar that will present the answers teachers, administrators, and parents are desperate for—“American Education Needs the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method: Teachers Tell Why!” Teachers of math, physical education, ESL, science, and reading, from elementary… 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 impossible, the outrageous, the uproarious, and the gravity-defying can be seen in an animated film. While thousands of such films have been produced all over the… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What makes a work of literature stand the test of time? And what does this have to do with our lives every day? Are we looking to have, in the way we see the world, the justice that is in art? Read “The History of Feelings,” the beautiful new… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What kind of country—and economy—do the American people really want? And what can we learn about this from one of the most notable people in our history? Read “Walt Whitman—& Who Should Own America,” the great new issue of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known! The commentary by… Read more