Top Posts From AJBlogs 05.03.16

“The Work Will Do the Work” ??
“The work will do the work.”
Wait. Not so fast. … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2016-05-04

SF MoMA and Museum Architecture: Killing A Meme
Have you seen the new Snøhetta-designed expansion of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art? I’ve seen only pictures, but it should in my opinion put to rest the line many museum directors have been using in recent years … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-05-03

Lookback: my personal clichés
From 2006: One of the travails of writing a biography of a great artist is that you find yourself returning repeatedly to certain words and phrases – especially superlatives. The nice thing about word processing is that … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-05-03

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A History Of Processed Words

In 1983, Michael Crichton told Merv Griffin that, “When you type, the words appear on the screen … you can move around on the screen, change what you’ve written, pull blocks of text, put them elsewhere. You have complete freedom.” His disbelieving glee was shared by many, but some writers reacted differently.