How, then, can a show attain an in-depth illustration of trauma without dumbing it down or glamorizing it? In the case of HBO’s slow-burning murder mystery miniseries “Sharp Objects,” the portrayal of ...

You’re more interested in how it’s used? Exactly. Sensuality, and the pleasure of using an object — not only looking at it. If you design a fork or spoon that when you put it in your mouth ...

The essence of Birkhoff’s theory of aesthetics could then be summarized as follows: within any particular class of aesthetic objects, be it paintings, vases for flowers, poems, or pieces of ...