Vapors of thought: Monsters come in many forms. Every so often a monster is brilliant and that brilliance acts as a shield, an excuse — Polanski for instance. Often the monster comes in the form of the rich or well connected — as is the case with any of several …
Lunchtime recommendation: At Guerica, Xiaoda Xiao: Prison Paintings, and earlier piece, Nixon’s Nose. Post and paintings by Xiaoda Xiao, the activist, painter, violinist, and author of The Cave Man, and the forthcoming book The Visiting Suit: Stories From My Prison Life Xiaoda Xiao is a former political prisoner, sentencedat at …
Have Read (Seen, Listened To, Will Miss), Friday is back. I’ve had one of my old NYU friends visiting. I brought her back from the sea as a matter of fact, so she has been here awhile. She’s leaving tomorrow. I will miss her. If it weren’t for her tendency …
For those not experiencing temperatures beyond 100 degrees, and with 85% humidify, excuse this indulgence. Songs about “heat” that are really about lust, love, or a combination of both are plentiful. Finding a song referring to heat as an atmospheric condition is more difficult. After Summertime this is one of …
The Declaration of Independence We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness I love the beginning of this declaration of ours. Yet, considering …
