“The library, alas, may go the way of the separate dining room and the formal parlor, not because we won’t read anymore, but because we won’t read books anymore, at least not books printed on paper. But what a loss to the ways books represent, bedevil and impeach us.”

Tag: 08.15.10

Abbey Lincoln, 80
“Long recognized as one of jazz’s most arresting and uncompromising singers, Ms. Lincoln gained similar stature as a songwriter only over the last two decades.”