By David Malcolm Rose As I sit here trying to write my monthly column, I’m being distracted by a fly buzzing around my monitor. Under normal circumstances, I’d put off writing for a few days or weeks and wait to see if this fly doesn’t die of natural causes. But I can’t do that. I’m on deadline and have no idea what the average life expectancy of a house fly, Musca
By David Malcolm RoseDo you remember that house your parents told you not to trick-or-treat at? Well, in my neighborhood, that’s my house. I’ve been here quite some time now and, although they put up some resistance at first, my neighbors are now nicely broken in. They no longer give me side-eyes when I leave my garbage can out by the curb for days after the garbage truck’s arrival becomes
David Rose, artist and author. By David Rose “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates “A wasted youth is better by far than a wise and productive old age.” Jim Steinman I’m going to have to go with Jim on this one, and yet, as an artist, I do tend to examine my work, and that always leads to examining my life, and that always leads to the same question
By David Malcolm Rose“Art is the greatest tool mankind has ever developed to view the human spirit.” Jerry Saltz. Saltz is an art critic. I think I just saw your eyes glaze over. I know mine did. Saltz, who won a Pulitzer for his work, came to the craft in an unorthodox way. He began not in art school but as a long-distance truck driver. His approach is refreshing as
Artist and author, David Malcolm Rose. By David RoseI’ve spent the last few years as a member of the Artists’ Workshop Gallery (AWG). AWG is a co-op, and members are required to spend time sitting in the gallery. I’ve never had a job where I was asked to interact with the public before, it was a new and enjoyable experience. It’s not at all uncommon to see parents with children
By David RoseDuring the Renaissance, painters and sculptors were celebrities, who, unlike many today, did things worthy of celebration. When Michaelangelo finished carving his David, the city of Florence declared a holiday, the sculpture was mounted on a cart and paraded through the city. This was a world lit only by fire. Books were few and only a small, elite, percentage of the population could read. Politicians gave speeches, as
Hot Springs Gallery Walk will celebrate its 35th Anniversary in August 2, 2024. By David Rose Artists are the shock troops of urban renaissance. They move into marginal urban areas, establish a beachhead, and make it safe for Starbucks. But long before the likes of Starbucks are willing to take a chance, galleries move in on the heels of the artists. Galleries need cheap space and these marginal urban areas, if
David Rose ponders the complex issue of glitches in the matrix. When you drop something, which I seem to be doing a lot more of lately, your brain gets a chance to strut its stuff as the supercomputer it was designed to be. It takes into account the height the object was dropped from, along with its weight, density, and aerodynamic properties. It factors in windage and the surface the
The Springs Nov. 2013 Cover. By David RoseArkansas is a national leader in solar snow removal. For the most part, we just leave it there until it melts. All in all, a very civilized way to handle such events. Just as snowplows in the north sometimes break down, our system has its occasional failings as well. One time we had a foot of snow followed by a prolonged cold spell.
Is this a vegetable side dish or dessert? By David RoseThanksgiving got outflanked by Christmas. The Yuletide armies raced across the open ground between Thanksgiving and Halloween like Mongol hordes across the Asian steppes. Christmas is now laying siege to Halloween which is hunkered down behind ramparts of rotting pumpkins and moldering hay bales reinforced with the bones of plastic skeletons. Thanksgiving has been left behind the lines, struggling to
A baptismal at the UU Church was recently unearthed. By David RoseNo one would ever confuse the Unitarian Universalist Church out on Spring Street with a mega-church. Our congregation is small and our church building is second-hand. Recently, while moving the piano, the corner of a rug flipped back to reveal a rusted hinge and what appeared to be the edge of a panel. Excitement ran high as we moved
By David RoseAs you may know, I attend the Unitarian Universalist Church out on Spring Street here in Hot Springs. We don’t have a preacher; we all just take turns. A woman recently took to the podium to talk about those faceless people in our lives. Waiters, shelf stockers, cashiers; the people who stood by us during the pandemic. “We should not forget them now,” she said. “Give them a
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“One in a Million” Directed by Itab Azzam & Jack MacInnes Featured in the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Wednesday | October 14 | 4:30 PM Arlington Hotel Cinema 1 October is here at last, bringing festivals, fall fun, and, hopefully, some cooler days. One of the season’s biggest highlights is the 35th
Greetings, Fellow Travelers, October 2027 carries a powerful Libra-to-Scorpio progression, shifting the collective focus from relationships, balance, and cooperation toward deeper truth, intimacy, transformation, and emotional honesty. Mercury turns retrograde October 7 in Scorpio, encouraging reflection around communication, trust, shared resources, and unresolved emotional matters. Venus enters Scorpio October 8,
Staff member RoMaecia Thomas and daughter Leilani are enjoying Fish-O-Ween at Family Park. By Annie GerberFish-O-Ween Join us for our annual fall festival and fishing derby, Fish-O-Ween, on Saturday, October 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Family Park (215 Family Park Road). All ages are invited to enjoy a
Tinderbox Gallery will launch Room for Strangers, a new curatorial initiative bringing original contemporary artwork into hospitality spaces, this October at Dame Fortune’s Cottage Court in Hot Springs. The inaugural installation features three paintings by Texas artist George Zupp in Room 11. Rooted in the people, humor, and landscapes of
