What if Angela Duckworth gathered history’s grittiest people in one room? Introduction by Angela DuckworthWe speak often about grit as if it were one thing.We use the word for discipline, determination, staying power, hard work, and the refusal to quit. We admire it in athletes, founders, leaders, students, artists, and reformers. Yet the deeper I have … [Read more...] about Angela Duckworth on the Grittiest People of All
Frida Kahlo
Frida’s Fire: What Her Paintings Were Trying to Say
Elena Poniatowska: Setting: A candlelit gallery before the doors open. The five paintings hang in silence. Marigolds surround the floor. Elena stands alone, holding one of Frida’s diaries.Frida did not paint beauty.She painted what beauty often avoids: pain, rupture, blood, survival.She painted miscarriage. She painted loneliness.She painted devotion … [Read more...] about Frida’s Fire: What Her Paintings Were Trying to Say