"Bangaranga" is the 2026 winner of the popular and much beloved European national song contest Eurovision. It was an unexpected win and has the largest winning margin over the 2nd-place entry in the history of the contest. I read a heated online debate about the merit of the song, and my curiosity was piqued. A … Continue reading “Bangaranga” – Thrill and Decadence
Author: Vessie Kazachka
Crisis in Storytelling
I went to see the film "Song Sung Blue" in the theater, a rare occurrence nowadays. I was excited, because both the story seemed compelling and the actors and overall quality promised excellence. The beginning was so good, I was astonished. I was watching a well-dramatized genuine story of real people. Thrilling! Then came a … Continue reading Crisis in Storytelling
Longing for a Story
I am home in the evening after a productive day at work and an enjoyable dinner with good company. I feel pleasantly tired and I want to watch a movie. I turn on one of the streaming services I subscribe to and scroll through the long list of titles. Nothing appeals to me. I either … Continue reading Longing for a Story
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The Adventures of Freddie-bot and Charlie
“Why isn’t Vessie writing today? She said she would have a new post every week?” “Freddie-bot, she’s busy today. She’s working.” “Charlie, she’s not just gonna quit her job to write a blog, and she likes her job, too. She had the whole last week to write, but she did a lot of sleeping, especially … Continue reading The Adventures of Freddie-bot and Charlie
I found something SOOO exciting!
Here is an artist I found yesterday: Aline Brant! She embroiders onto black and white photographs. How amazing is this? She is also the photographer! Why am I sharing this? Because I love it and because I'm thinking about why it is that I love it. Going back to the Oxford definition of art (check … Continue reading I found something SOOO exciting!
“Few other composers let you know so deeply who they are…”
Here's a statement I found on Instagram - by LA Philharmonic CEO Simon Woods. A long-time orchestra executive and a record producer with degrees in music, he writes about Robert Schumann: Few other composers let you know so deeply who they are as humans, and do it with such seamless craft and inspiration. In my definition … Continue reading “Few other composers let you know so deeply who they are…”
Happy Memorial Day!
My writing companions and I wish you a very Happy Memorial Day! One of my small traditions is to watch every year, usually around Memorial Day, one of my all-time favorite moving picture works - the series "Band of Brothers." One of the major purposes of art is to make us relive memories and the … Continue reading Happy Memorial Day!
A Look at Definitions 1
Over the next several posts, I will look at different art definitions and attempt to explain why I find them dissatisfactory. When one searches "art" in Google, the Oxford dictionary definition comes up: Art - the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculptures, … Continue reading A Look at Definitions 1
On a Personal Note 8
Last month I went to The Broad museum in Los Angeles to see the new Yayoi Kusama infinity room exhibit - Longing for Eternity, 2017. I hadn't seen her previous and very famous Infinity Mirrored Room- The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away, 2013, so I saw both on the same day. I didn't expect … Continue reading On a Personal Note 8
Art and the Invisible 