Sosanni V. @ the Culture Lab Studio

My thoughts flow along digital streams to meet the thoughts of others.

Courtesan with a Lute. 17th century. Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons This week’s ‘finds from the web‘ that struck a chord and stirred: “…we are all facing the same struggle: to feel safe, to feel seen, to wrest some meaning and some marvel from the ephemeral bewilderment of being alive. …”from The Only Three Distinctions Between People by Maria Popova “…Her…

Coffee: a delicacy, medicinal, and restorative when brewed with care. Or it can be a tragic beverage—when mass-produced. It is an art—not to be taken lightly. Its method of preparation and how it is served, along with where and how we take our coffee, are details that create the experience. Drinking coffee is an aesthetic moment that deserves its time. “Coffee is a way of stealing time that…

Coffee: a delicacy, medicinal, and restorative when brewed with care. Or it can be a tragic beverage—when mass-produced. It is an art—not to be taken lightly. Its method of preparation and how it is served, along with where and how we take our coffee, are details that create the experience. Drinking coffee is an aesthetic moment that deserves its time. “Coffee is a way of stealing time that…

The King of Bluffs is The Poker Face—a classic ‘mask’—an expression—actually an intended ‘lack of expression’—a skill of the card shark that wields persuasion and creates action. But that gambling table performance isn’t the only ‘mask’ worn in society. We wear masks daily—everywhere—in so many roles—as if society and its expectations are the directors and we are the performers. Two things I…

The powdered wig was the ultimate wearable symbol of all things overindulgent, dramatic, fashionable, and social prominence, all in one. The powdered wig became the vehicle of grandeur and the proof of status. A whole lifestyle eventually grew around it—positions developed for those who created, tended, or stole these ‘things.’ The powdered and elaborate wig was not without its problems. They…

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Q. What is Citrine Press? A. It is the creative headquarters of Sosanni V—a writer, artist, thinker, curator, editor, observer of the human condition, and compulsive collector of words, images, and any expressions of culture and human nature. Q. What is The Ginger Jar? A. The Ginger Jar is a culture magazine. Experimental. New. It embodies the wabi sabi perspective. The Ginger Jar is the Jar…

We have seen buffoonery over the centuries. Are we still at it? from The Ginger Jar

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“…The thing about Rapunzel is the sorceress is depicted as crone-like and cruel, hoarding her vegetables, terrorizing her neighbors, forcing them to surrender their infant daughter to her, a daughter she locks inside a stair-less tower once she reaches puberty. I can’t help but think about how the sorceress was also trapped, not inside a tower, but behind the high wall that surrounded her…

Who knows the most beautiful dairy shop in the world? 🥛This is the Pfunds Molkerei in Dresden, opened in 1880 and covered in hand‑painted Villeroy & Boch tiles.No wonder it made it into the Guinness Book. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/7FYp3lYlVu— Muse (@xmuse_) April 5, 2026