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When Philip Roth Retired: “I read Dostoevsky, I read Conrad. . .”
Back in November 2012, we ran this column about Philip Roth's decision to cease his writing career: Our greatest living novelist is hanging up his spikes. He has been mulling it over for two…
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“The Sea Within”: riding a fine choreographic wavefront – with Sound, too [by Tracy Danison]
The wave is the primary choreographic trope of Lisbeth Gruwez’s exciting new dance piece. Photo©dannywillems18 THE SEA WITHIN • Lisbeth Gruwez, choreographer • Maarten Van Cauwenberghe, sound creation, with Elko Blijweert & Bjorn Eriksson •…
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Rest in peace Philip Roth (1933-2018)
The great Philip Roth has passed away at age 85. from Tablet (2013) in honor of fake news: <<Philip Roth didn't win the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. Announcing the award in…
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A Philip Roth Moment (Squib 244) [by Alan Ziegler]
Philip Roth made several (unpaid) visits to Columbia MFA classes (through his friendships with David Plante and Benjamin Taylor). He asked if he could have access to the library, so we applied to designate…
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Take a bow on your birthday, Artie Shaw [by David Lehman]
Happy birthday, Artie Shaw, and let us not forget when GIs learned street French, they pronounced the French word for artichoke "Artie Shaw." Married to beautiful women, an ornery cuss,excellent marksman, innovative bandleaderArtie was…
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Application File (Conclusion; continued from yesterday) [by Alan Ziegler]
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four December 19 It is to our great chagrin that we will not be able to offer you a position, as our operations will be shut…
