Kurt KeefnerApr 612 minMadame X: Portrait of a ScandalJohn Singer Sargent's Madame X was not only a bold artistic statement but a pivotal point in the invention of the modern woman.
Kurt KeefnerNov 20, 20215 min"For the Love of Wisdom"I have decided to write another book, tentatively titled For the Love of Wisdom. It is going to be the sum of all my thinking about...
Kurt KeefnerJul 1, 202116 minThe Perfecting of Howard RoarkHoward Roark is no statue. This is the story of his development as a human character.
Kurt KeefnerMay 20, 20217 minThe Fate of AtlasI really enjoyed Greek mythology as a boy, but I was never much interested in Atlas. His brother Prometheus, who created humankind and...
Kurt KeefnerApr 12, 20213 minTo Choose WonderPlato and Aristotle agreed that philosophy starts in wonder, but wonder is a much broader feeling than what they meant. There is...
Kurt KeefnerFeb 18, 202111 minSelf-Realization and EcologyHow to become who you are naturally rather than by force.
Kurt KeefnerDec 5, 20209 minFreedom and Chess: Playing The Queen's GambitMeet Beth Harmon. She is the Mozart of chess, but can she beat her demons?
Kurt KeefnerOct 16, 20206 minThe Defects of His Virtues, The Virtues of His DefectsThe paradoxical characters of Oskar Schindler, Howard Roark and Shakespeare's Brutus
Kurt KeefnerOct 9, 20204 minAngel with No NameThe name of one of music history's most most difficult sets of sonatas is unknown, but its beauty is evident.
Kurt KeefnerSep 25, 20209 minLessons of The GodfatherThese gangsters give you a lesson you can't refuse.
Kurt KeefnerSep 11, 202011 minMan and Nature in The FountainheadArchitecture is the interface between man and nature. An opportunity for a theme!
Kurt KeefnerJul 17, 20207 minNorth and South, An Industrial SynthesisStrong-willed industrialist meets empathetic idealist in the 1800s. Can they bridge the gap?
Kurt KeefnerJun 12, 202011 minBrave New UsDespite the differences we are tending in the direction of Huxley's hedonistic dystopia.
Kurt KeefnerApr 10, 20202 minAnnouncing Killing CoolEssays on authenticity. And vampires. And hugs. And musicians.
Kurt KeefnerMar 27, 201811 minThe Civil War Re-Imagined in MusicWhat contemporary songs can tell us about our epic conflict.