Jim Stovall’s book is less a single sustained argument than a sequence of compact meditations on success, selfhood, and spiritual discipline. Its structure matters: the material is organized into small, stand-alone sections designed to be read incrementally, and the columns originally appeared in print before being gathered into book form. That serial origin gives the … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – Wisdom for Winners: Volume One by Jim Stovall
T.A.E.’s Book Review – Schiele by Reinhard Steiner
Reinhard Steiner’s Schiele is a compact Taschen monograph, running to 96 pages, and its chapter structure already reveals its interpretive intelligence: “The artist’s self,” “I went by way of Klimt,” “The figure as signifier,” “The visionary and symbolic works,” and “Landscapes of the soul.” That progression suggests a book less interested in exhaustive biography than … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – Schiele by Reinhard Steiner
“Shrew Swipe: #TameTheDrama” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Okay, scene: the town of Padua Prep (think manicured lawns and too-many-club announcements). Baptista is the big-deal dad with two daughters who could not be more different: Bianca — soft-voiced, always-on-trend, the one everyone wants to DM — and Kate — … Continue reading “Shrew Swipe: #TameTheDrama” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
“Titus: The Ultimate Clapback (no chill)” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare Titus comes back a hero. Like, full parade, medals, cheers — war won, hometown proud. He’s the kind of dad who’s all about honour and old-school rules. The city makes him feel like the main character. He sacrifices a captured prince because that’s what … Continue reading “Titus: The Ultimate Clapback (no chill)” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
T.A.E.’s Book Review – The Craft & Art of Bamboo: 30 Eco-Friendly Projects to Make for Home & Garden by Carol Stangler
Carol Stangler’s The Craft & Art of Bamboo: 30 Eco-Friendly Projects to Make for Home & Garden is, at heart, a book about persuasion: it asks the reader to see bamboo not as a decorative novelty, but as a living medium with history, utility, and aesthetic dignity. The revised and updated 2009 edition presents itself … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – The Craft & Art of Bamboo: 30 Eco-Friendly Projects to Make for Home & Garden by Carol Stangler
T.A.E.’s Book Review – Make It in Clay – A Beginner’s Guide to Ceramics by Charlotte Speight & John Toki
Make It in Clay: A Beginner’s Guide to Ceramics reads less like a glossy craft manual than like an apprenticeship compressed into a book. First published in 1997 and revised in 2001, it appears as a spiral-bound, 224-page guide by Charlotte F. Speight and John Toki, aimed at a “simple, beginning studio situation.” That phrase … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – Make It in Clay – A Beginner’s Guide to Ceramics by Charlotte Speight & John Toki
“Doppelgangers & Drama” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Okay, listen — imagine a city where everyone suddenly thinks you’re someone else, and none of the rules about “personal space” apply. That’s the vibe. Two families. Two sets of twins. One city. Total chaos. Years ago, a man named Egeon got … Continue reading “Doppelgangers & Drama” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
T.A.E.’s Book Review – In Celebration of Balance & Opposable Thumbs, Collection 1 by Joe Sorren
In Celebration of Balance & Opposable Thumbs, Collection 1 by Joe Sorren is not merely an art collection—it is a philosophical atmosphere rendered in pigment, a meditation on fragility, wonder, and the strange dignity of awkwardness. To approach this book as a conventional monograph would be to miss its essential gesture; the artist is less … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – In Celebration of Balance & Opposable Thumbs, Collection 1 by Joe Sorren
“Crooked Crown: The Ultimate Royal Backstab” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
(T.A.E.’s LitBites) – A modern retelling of Richard III by William Shakespeare So here’s the vibe: the war is finally over. The long, messy family fight known as the Wars of the Roses is done, and the York family is on top. Peace, right? Everyone should be chilling. Except one guy. Richard. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, … Continue reading “Crooked Crown: The Ultimate Royal Backstab” – Poetcore Shakespeare: The Bard for Gen Z
T.A.E.’s Book Review – Easy Concrete: 43 DIY Projects for Home & Garden by Malena Skote
Malena Skote’s Easy Concrete: 43 DIY Projects for Home & Garden is a surprisingly graceful book for a material so often associated with heaviness. Published in 2010 and circulated in English-language editions under both Lark Books and New Holland, it presents concrete not as brute substance but as a medium for domestic invention. Library and … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Book Review – Easy Concrete: 43 DIY Projects for Home & Garden by Malena Skote
The New Renaissance Mindset 