Crisp CedarNaked SoulAfter reading Moon and Sixpence, I kept thinking about what drives a person like Charles Strickland, a boring middle-aged stockbroker to…8 min read·Nov 28, 2020----
Crisp CedarHow Real Is Euclid’s ElementsAround 530BC, the great philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras went to Magna Graecia (in modern day southern Italy). He built a…6 min read·Nov 21, 2020----
Crisp CedarHow Did Leonardo da Vinci Blow Life Into DrawingsLeonardo da Vinci is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. He has an astonishing ability to capture movement and…6 min read·Nov 8, 2020----
Crisp CedarThe Root of ArchitectureAmong the Seven Arts, architecture is the closest to us. Compared with painting, literature and music, architecture is a breathing being…6 min read·Oct 31, 2020----
Crisp CedarHow To Be Human According To MenciusAround 400BC in ancient China after the collapse of previous dynasty, powers fell into the hands of rulers of different states. They waged…7 min read·Oct 24, 2020----
Crisp CedarHow Far Is InfinityThere is a short film made in 1977 called Powers of Ten. It takes us a trip into outer space, and then back into inner space according to…6 min read·Oct 18, 2020----
Crisp CedarBlack Is WhiteOne of my favorite episodes in Seinfeld is when Kramer goes for an AIDS walk. After checking in, he is offered to wear a tiny, red ribbon…6 min read·Oct 5, 2020----