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“The Radical Pessimism of Dashiell Hammett” [by David Lehman]
The Radical Pessimism of Dashiell Hammett The stories of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler once wrote, “gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse.” Photo…
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“The Bad Glazier”: Lehman translates Baudelaire for “Antioch Review”
<<< There are people who live entirely in their minds and are totally impractical, utterly abstract, who can nevertheless, under the sway of some mysterious force, act so decisively even they cannot believe it.…
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Lyrics [ Amy Lingafelter ]
I like when he says With no lovin’ in our souls and no money in our coats. I like when they say Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels. I…
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“Tears Dry On Their Own” by Amy Winehouse [ Amy Lingafelter ]
I worried that confessing to still having an in-my-head version of my teenaged notebooks of song lyrics would seem less than adult or academic. Even worse, I worried that it would seem girlish. Girlish. …
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“Tom Ames’ Prayer” by Steve Earle [ Amy Lingafelter ]
Sometimes it’s the whole story of song that gets me. See “Tom Ames’ Prayer” by Steve Earle on Train a Comin’ (1995). It's a supreme argument for the existence of God, or not.…
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“Mississippi Goddam” by Nina Simone [Amy Lingafelter]
“It’s a very moving violent song, because that’s how I feel about the whole thing.” Nina Simone has been with me. For at least 20 years now. If she’s been with you, you know…
