Monthly Archives: May 2018

Theater, Literature, Cinema and Wicked Problems

May 28, 2018 Artistic endeavors in all of their forms – especially literature, theater, and  cinema – tell stories of people struggling with the problems in their lives.  It is in this way that art most closely mirrors life.  And since the most important problems in our lives are wicked, it is logical that art… Read More »

Wicked Problems at the Movies: “The Hustler”

April 29, 2018 “I wouldn’t give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.”  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.  The Hustler  “You know, I gotta hunch, Fat Man,” says “Fast” Eddie Felson to Minnesota Fats, “I’ve gotta  hunch it’s me from… Read More »