“We’ve been dallying with ‘simple’ for almost a decade. Not the simplicity of Ralph Waldo Emerson reflecting on nature in his barely furnished cabin by Walden’s Pond, mind you, but rather the dumbed-down simple espoused by the phenomenally successful “For Dummies” franchise, which reduces everything, from Wagner to Dadaism, to Grade Five-level comprehension. Or the sweet, witless simplicity advocated in the best-seller Simplify Your Life: A Little Treasury by Elaine St. James. Simple has even become a fashion statement, a design choice.” – National Post (Canada)