Goodbye, Dolly: A great and remarkable person

By Tamar SchwartzAugust 26, 2026August 26, 2026 Arts

Click Here to Read: Goodbye, Dolly: A great and remarkable person by Robert Reich on his substack on August 25, 2026.

Dolly Parton in 2022. Image: Peabody Awards. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Art Moves Us: Body and Brain

By Tamar SchwartzAugust 22, 2026August 22, 2026 Arts

Click Here to Read: Why Art Moves Us: Body and Brain: Art appreciation is more than a brain game: Gut-Brain Axis by Shirley M. Mueller M.D. on her The Mind of a Collector blog non the Psychology Today blogs on the Psychology Today blogs on August 10, 2026.

Alegoría del Arte. Image: Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734). Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The invention of writing on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). New radiocarbon dates on the Rongorongo script

By Tamar SchwartzAugust 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Arts, History, Science

Click Herfe to Read: Ferrara, S., Tassoni, L., Kromer, B. et al. The invention of writing on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). New radiocarbon dates on the Rongorongo script. Sci Rep 14, 2794 (2024).

The rongorongo script of Easter Island. A closeup of the verso of the Small Santiago tablet G, showing parts of lines 3 (bottom) to 7 (top). The glyphs of lines 3, 5, and 7 are right-side up, while those of lines 4 and 6 are up-side down. Image: Unknown Author. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Mary Heilmann, Painter of Vividly Wobbly Abstractions, Dies at 86

By Tamar SchwartzAugust 17, 2026August 17, 2026 Arts

Click Here to Read: Mary Heilmann, Painter of Vividly Wobbly Abstractions, Dies at 86: An emblem of the obstacles faced by women artists of her generation, she was 67 when her first museum retrospective opened to rave reviews in 2007 By Deborah Solomon in The New York Times on August 15, 2026.

Psychoanalytic Object Relations Through Song

By Tamar SchwartzAugust 14, 2026 Arts, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: Psychoanalytic Object Relations Through Song: A closer look at John Mayer’s “Daughters” and psychoanalytic object relations on by Deborah Serani PsyD, ABPP on her Two Takes on Depression blog on the Psychology Today on July 27, 2026.

A Surface Scratched: Improvisation on a dead-end street

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Arts, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: A Surface Scratched: Improvisation on a dead-end street by By Mendel Horowitz on The American Psychoanalyst Substack on July 23, 2026.

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The Never-Ending Life of ‘Les Misérables’: Concert versions and touring productions keep the spirit of 19th-century French revolutionaries alive

By Tamar SchwartzJuly 22, 2026July 22, 2026 Arts

Click Here to Read: The Never-Ending Life of ‘Les Misérables’: Concert versions and touring productions keep the spirit of 19th-century French revolutionaries alive By Elisabeth Vincentelli in The New York Times on July 21, 2026.