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London Calling
Weather permitting, we're flying to London tomorrow for two events. Join us if you can: Sunday, February 28, 3:00 – Jewish Book Week : Drawing on his acclaimed A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, …
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Evolution and Literature (by Malachi Black)
My last two posts have dealt with change in literature over time, and whenever those two words are paired (change and time), I inevitably think of Darwin. I’ve long been a proponent of the…
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Prosper and Long Live [a gesture suggestion for depression by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
My Beautiful Bleaders, I’ve got something to sell you about. It’s a show and tell. It’s about signs and gestures and how we get new ones. Our world's top six might be: thumbs up,…
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Rhymes With Bob Dylan (by Lawrence J. Epstein)
Bob Dylan structures his songs through rhymes. Given his skills, the results can be comforting, jarring, or rousing. But why do Dylan's rhymes work so well? Why are rhymes in any song often so…
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Renovation Redux (by Malachi Black)
Part of what got me going yesterday was some rather provocative discussion of innovation and art that has recently taken place on two blogs: Ron Silliman’s and Big Other. (I learned of the latter…
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The Kiss [by Italo Svevo]
The first kiss, I gave you as coldly as I would have put my name to a contract; the second, I gave with enormous curiosity to analyze you and myself, but in fact, I…
