Author Archives: EngAGE
Author Robert Pirsig Is 87 [“Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”]
Author Robert Pirsig celebrated his 87th birthday on the 6th of September. His Seventies bestseller, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, was the biggest-selling philosophy book ever. But for the reclusive author, life was bitter-sweet. He talks frankly about anxiety, … Continue reading
Labor Day
“Labor Day, in its origins a 19th century celebration of the dignity of work, swiftly evolved into today’s pleasant pause at the end of summer before the coming of new, chillier seasons and life indoors.” Read a brief history of … Continue reading
Worth Repeating: A Changing World: Jobs Far Away from the Cutting Edge
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 9/1/14: In 2002, producers at “Radio Diaries” interviewed “New Yorkers who were among … Continue reading
Artist John Baldessari to Receive National Medal of Arts
“[John] Baldessari, 84, was cited on Thursday by the NEA for his ‘ambitious work [that] combines photography, painting and text to push the boundaries of image, making him one of the most influential conceptual artists of our time.’ “The medal … Continue reading
Experience Talks 9/6: Annabelle Nelson, PhD
Tune in to Experience Talks, our weekly “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener,” on Sundays at 5:00 PM PT on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online, and … Continue reading
The Chronicle of Philanthropy Features EngAGE: “Seismic Changes Are Ahead for Charities as Americans Age”
Nicole Wallace has written an article for The Chronicle of Philanthropy entitled, “Seismic Changes Are Ahead for Charities as Americans Age,” which addresses a significant demographic change and how it affects nonprofits: “One in five Americans will be 65 or older … Continue reading
Dr. Oliver Sacks Left a Legacy That Encourages Personal Growth
“Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and acclaimed author who explored some of the brain’s strangest pathways in best-selling case histories like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, using his patients’ disorders as starting points for eloquent meditations on … Continue reading
