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ARTIST PROCESS // Thomas Brummett  and the Art of Infinite Systems
ARTIST PROCESS // Thomas Brummett and the Art of Infinite Systems
6.5, Artist ProcessHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
OPENING SALVO // Saying No Political Violence and the "Narcissism of Small Difference" at Blackstar Film Festival
OPENING SALVO // Saying No Political Violence and the "Narcissism of Small Difference" at Blackstar Film Festival
6.5, Opening SalvoHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
DESTINATIONS // Sharks, Ships, and Willie (Nelson)
DESTINATIONS // Sharks, Ships, and Willie (Nelson)
6.5, DestinationHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
 RECOMMENDATIONS // Independence Seaport Museum
RECOMMENDATIONS // Independence Seaport Museum
6.5, RecommendationHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
CULTURE FILES // A Brief History of Beach Lingo
CULTURE FILES // A Brief History of Beach Lingo
6.5, Culture FilesHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
BOOKS & CULTURE // Free Diving's Dark Side
BOOKS & CULTURE // Free Diving's Dark Side
6.5, BooksHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
BOOKS & CULTURE // Is Big Wave Surfing an Addiction?
BOOKS & CULTURE // Is Big Wave Surfing an Addiction?
6.5, BooksHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
BOOKS & CULTURE // A Japanese Solider Left on an Island Fights World War II Long After It's Over
BOOKS & CULTURE // A Japanese Solider Left on an Island Fights World War II Long After It's Over
6.5, BooksHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
BOOKS & CULTURE // Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" is masterpiece of meditation
BOOKS & CULTURE // Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" is masterpiece of meditation
6.5, BooksHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
EXHIBITIONS & UPDATES // Tom Judd's "Replica" at The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
EXHIBITIONS & UPDATES // Tom Judd's "Replica" at The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
6.5, Exhibitions and UpdatesHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
EXHIBITIONS & UPDATES // An update on water baby Saskia Fleishman
EXHIBITIONS & UPDATES // An update on water baby Saskia Fleishman
6.5, Exhibitions and UpdatesHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
EXHIBITIONS & UPDATES //Aaron Cohick, Divya Victor, Priyanka Dasgupta, Chad Marshall, Utsa Hazarika, and Baseera Khan in “First There Was a Sea” at Twelve Gates Arts
EXHIBITIONS & UPDATES //Aaron Cohick, Divya Victor, Priyanka Dasgupta, Chad Marshall, Utsa Hazarika, and Baseera Khan in “First There Was a Sea” at Twelve Gates Arts
6.5, Exhibitions and UpdatesHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
EXHIBITIONS & UPDATES // Mavis Pusey, "Mobile Images" at the Institute of Contemporary Art
EXHIBITIONS & UPDATES // Mavis Pusey, "Mobile Images" at the Institute of Contemporary Art
6.5, Exhibitions and UpdatesHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
POETRY // Emily Dickinson and Her Poem About a Walk on the Beach with a Dog
POETRY // Emily Dickinson and Her Poem About a Walk on the Beach with a Dog
6.5, PoetryHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
BOOK EXCERPT // Moby Dick by Herman Melville
BOOK EXCERPT // Moby Dick by Herman Melville
6.5, Book ExcerptHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
EXPLORATION // A Meditation on Wonder and Letting Go of Our Illusion of Control Over Nature
EXPLORATION // A Meditation on Wonder and Letting Go of Our Illusion of Control Over Nature
6.5, ExplorationHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
BOOKS // Rivers Two Ways
BOOKS // Rivers Two Ways
6.5, BooksHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
PHOTO ESSAY // Bali’s sacred waterways via Tyler Blodgett’s documentary photography
PHOTO ESSAY // Bali’s sacred waterways via Tyler Blodgett’s documentary photography
6.5, Photo EssayHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
SWITCHBACKS // Overcoming fear and self-doubt in middle age to finally catch a wave
SWITCHBACKS // Overcoming fear and self-doubt in middle age to finally catch a wave
6.5, SwitchbacksHeather BlakesleeSeptember 9, 2025Excerpt
OPENING SALVO // Other Families, Other Rooms
OPENING SALVO // Other Families, Other Rooms
6.4, Opening SalvoHeather BlakesleeJune 8, 2025Excerpt
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