"The idea of apolitical art is virtually impossible. The very nature of art demands intersection with sociology and politics to some extent or another..."
"I had hope for Carlson, but like much of life things don’t often materialize the way you would like. Carlson was and is the conservative hope that never was..."
"Again I ooked across the water and saw the same Canadian peaks, the Two Sisters, in perfect light. In that moment I realized that adventure wasn’t across the vast lake or centuries of history. Real adventure was here: in the air around my face, in the rocks underneath my feet, and in the countless miles of trail crisscrossing the island..."
As we look forward to this upcoming year there are things Vista would like to continue and others we would like to alter and/or improve upon.
"...there are serious moral dilemma’s that force a voter to make a decision that on the outset seems outrageous, but upon further investigation makes logical sense. More often than we would like to believe, the realist in us compromises certain values in order to fulfill those we believe to be more pressing on our moral and spiritual conscience."
This Week in Review covers news around the world such as Tiger Wood's return, guilty Trump advisers, slaves in Libya, the Rohingya Crisis, and more.
Being in the mountains is the only time I can quiet my busy mind. Steel and concrete buildings magnify my incoherent mental ramblings. Why can’t I stop thinking about life after North Park or career goals or that girl I’m into or how I hurt someone that I love? Finding exposure and pace outside the city doesn’t put those issues into , it obliterates them. Sometimes that isn’t the best thing, but it’s necessary.