Dia de los Muertos

A broken granite obelisk balances, seemingly impossibly, on its point upon a pyramid of granite. This sculpture stands before Houston's Rothko Chapel, a rectangular grey brick building, seen under a clear sky at dusk.

Meditations on Life and Death at Houston’s Rothko Chapel

The 1971 temple to art and contemplation is still revealing its magic to visitors.

by Arman Badrei

Better Read Than Dead, A Reading List

by Roberto Ontiveros