It seems to stir thoughts of getting away in people, as if the changing landscapes around them generate some emotional wanderlust.
Two shows stir thoughts on the subject: new work by the paladin of white paintings, Robert Ryman, at PaceWildenstein, and "Comic Abstraction," representing thirteen contemporary artists inspired by comics, cartoons, and other mediums of demotic fun, at the Museum of Modern Art.
Nonetheless, Dr. Gail M. Saltz, a psychoanalyst in New York with the American Psychoanalytic Association, said those who visited memorials to monumental loss might bring with them "their own individual association to loss" that could stir thoughts of suicide.
When the global financial crisis was still in its infancy – but threatening enough to stir thoughts about how to ward it off – the theory of "decoupling" emerged as a potential comfort blanket.
Concentrating on lesser-known tunes and performers, the Stomp can stir thoughts about careers, genres, songwriting and luck — not to mention the catalytic effect of ex-girlfriends in the history of rock 'n' roll.
But her own cheerful can-doism allowed her to use the big meat to create a celebratory mood and stir thoughts of a beefy Christmas dinner in the minds of lesser mortals.
The flight also stirred thoughts of the past for Mr. Bier.
