Danish designer Poul Henningsen was obsessed with light. Inspired by the soft glow of pre-electric lighting, he devoted his life to designing electric lamps that would capture that glow. Electricity, he said, gave humans the possibility of “wallowing in light,” and yet there was the danger of losing the harmony of what once had been. […]
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I confess to being a little intimidated when 49 Writers Executive Director Jeremy Pataky asked me to write four weekly blogs about writing, subject to harsh dissection by Alaska’s best writers. I lack a fine arts degree, never begin my day composing an original poem, and don’t even keep a journal—other than a log of
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Spritzing vodka on an Alaska Airlines jet when de-icing fluid couldn’t be found in the Russian Far East. Alaska’s First Lady forgetting her passport on the first high-profile visit to the USSR in 40 years. Launching notes of friendship across the Bering Strait tied to weather balloons instead of messages in a bottle to
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Spring is in full swing across much of Alaska, full of reminders that the world is rife with beauty and detail to apprehend. While the season presents so much to observe, it can also be a time when slowing down to reflect becomes harder as we shift into summertime go-mode and rev our photosynthetic engines.
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