Category Archives: JACK ATKINSON – EDITOR’S HELLO!

The Summer Sky is Unique – It glows with different and brighter shades of blue, white, purple, red, orange, and yellow… depending on the time of day. SUMMER 2026 Anyone who loves life, loves summer! Summer is High Season for Vacations when most individuals and families find the time and resources to pursue the recreations […]

Edward Hopper’s painting at the Whitney Museum of American Art, is an example of the magic hour (the morning version). ARTS&FOOD® A Cultural Website and Online Magazine What exactly is ARTS&FOOD®? We are a platform with curated content… created with America’s Cultural Community® in mind–Americans who desire an aesthetic approach to their entire life. There […]

(photo of MAX from Where the Wild Things Are exhibition at Denver Art Museum – image taken with permission to publish with reference to the exhibition.) MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE, AND SING IT LOUD! HELLO – THIS IS A&F EDITOR JACK ATKINSON Recently I created an album of new music titled “BookEnds” performed by my […]

“Nothing Gold Can Stay” Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay.                                     […]

LIVING THE GOOD LIFE: A guide on how to live your best life, by the best thinker to have ever lived. We live in a world of abrupt change at every turn. We are all struggling to adjust to the future while not losing sight of who we have always been as individuals. I have […]

SPRING HAS ARRIVED – Are you Ready for a Fresh Start? For thousands of years, across cultures and civilizations, Spring has signified rebirth, renewal, and fresh starts. The ancient Druids saw it as a time of fertility and possibility, while the Egyptians marked it as the season of resurrection. Even today, after a long winter […]

In the heart of a world blanketed by silent snow, time seems to slow down, and the white landscape softens all sounds. With the shorter days and frigid temperatures, winter, by its nature, is less hurried, and our time is mainly spent indoors. Simple pleasures like reading and sipping a cup of steaming coffee can […]

The moment the calendar flips to November, I feel a flutter of excitement, the holidays are almost here, bringing with them a gentle wave of warmth that wraps itself around me like one of Mawmaw’s quilts. Year after year, it’s the same comforting trio of celebrations that begin with Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving for our family has […]

THE FALL ARTS SEASON BEGINS As the air turns crisp and the days grow shorter, there’s an unmistakable shift in the atmosphere, a quiet signal that Fall has arrived. It’s a season that carries with it a certain magic, a reminder of nature’s ability to dazzle and inspire. In New York City, Fall is not […]

Here is a summary of the “Introduction” chapter to my latest book: “HOW TO BE MORE CREATIVE – The #1 Skill for Success Today” Enjoy, and I hope you purchase the book available on Amazon books soon.   Creativity is our Human Superpower! The early 21st century has ushered in a technological revolution, with artificial […]