Romantic optimism and heartbreak are touchingly interwoven in this beautiful, bilingual collection of poetry by Spanish poet Maigualida Rak. Rak’s verses are filled with passion and longing, nostalgia and hope, and raw, unabashed sensuality. In Fulfillment, she writes: As leaves in nuances of autumn colors fall down / My youth…

Is it love — or “love bombing”? Everyone dreams of love at first sight, of meeting “the One” and being swept off their feet. But before you get those matching tattoos, make sure you haven’t fallen victim to a common manipulative ploy known as love bombing. You’ll know you’re being…

Did Schoenberg Kill Classical Music? The first piece of music that ever moved me to tears was Vivaldi’s “Guitar Concerto in D,” which I heard for the first time when I was about four years old. It was featured on Sesame Street and accompanied a film clip of a sunflower awakening after a gentle rain…