“Singling out one magazine issue for shunning is over the top, especially since the photo has already appeared in a lot of prominent places, including the front page of this newspaper, without an outcry. As any seasoned reader should know, magazine covers are not endorsements.”
Tag: 07.19.13
T-Model Ford, Old-Time Delta Bluesman, Dead At 90-Something
Described by his record label boss as “the friendliest fun-loving psychopath you’ll ever meet”, Ford never went to school, lived the sort of epically hard life the blues are made of, never touched a guitar until he was around 60, and released his first record in his mid-70s.
The Joys Of Outdoor Shakespeare, As Seen By A Committed Naturephobe
Charles Isherwood: “Having a real forest (or what can pass for one) portray the role of the Forest of Arden in As You Like It sweetens the atmosphere of that play. Ditto A Midsummer Night’s Dream … And, for many, seeing Shakespeare outdoors frees it from the suffocating air of elitism – or cultural homework – that can often cling to it.”