“Why was Lunch left unfinished? Woodman believes it comes down to chronology. Chambers began the painting before he was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Once he was sick, he felt it would take on a life of its own.”
Tag: 01.12
Ryan Gosling Mania, Gone Backstage
The Ryan Gosling meme (the one that began a few months ago with F*ck Yeah Ryan Gosling and Feminist Ryan Gosling) finally goes theatrical with this Tumblr site.
On Architecture, Time And Choreography: An Interview With Sasha Waltz
“The body is our cathedral, a bundle or a cocoon, drum or ringing bell. The title noBody means both ‘no body’ and ‘nobody’. And nobody is completely alone in this dance work where the dancers move in magically, smoothly flowing formations and complex patterns.”
Will The Internet Destroy Serendipity, And With It, Science?
“If you are searching for something, you can find it online, and quickly. But a side-effect of this awesome efficiency may be a shrinking, rather than an expansion, of our horizons, because we are less likely to come across things we are not in quest of.”
Lost Generation: Music And Composers Of The Nazi Era
“Given the fact that both the music industry and the musical public generally turned a blind eye to the actions and allegiances of former Nazis and Nazi sympathizers, surely we have an obligation to audition the works of those who had the backbone to resist the regime’s temptations, not to mention the legacy of those who were obliged to flee Europe. We owe them this at least.”
America Is In Decline. Yes, We’ve Heard It Before, But Not Like This…
“The United States now faces its fifth wave of Declinism, that sinking feeling that the country’s best days are over.” This one feels different…
Do The Classics Still Matter?
“The overall strength of the classics is not to be measured by exactly how many young people know Latin and Greek from high school or university. It is better measured by asking how many believe that there should be people in the world who do know Latin and Greek, how many people think that there is an expertise in that worth taking seriously–and ultimately paying for.”
Why Poets Love Ampersands
“For nearly a century, the ampersand has been a key feature of certain strands of American poetry. To understand the ampersand’s history in the genre, one must return to the character’s origins–which are somewhat obscure, in part because they date back to antiquity.”