Feeding the Poor
In truth, it is the ones who uncritically embrace new technical innovations that are being naïve and idealistic.
March 3rd, 2012“Hurt Into Poetry: On Poetry and Greece”By Stephanos Papadopoulos
Los Angeles Review of Books
Finer Dining Through Chemistry
Food could be more than nourishment; it could express ideas about form and function. It could be art.
February 29th, 2012
From Moscow Art Theatre to Catfish Row
Mamoulian, perhaps more than anyone else, defined the original racial landscape that became the setting for Porgy and Bess.
February 28th, 2012
The Fire This Time: On 9/11 in the Long Term
Just as the attacks themselves had little to do with America, so did America play little role in the defeat of al-Qa'ida's ideology.
January 9th, 2012
From the Other Coast
On poetry and riot.
December 2nd, 2011
Future Tense
"Yes," said a Frenchman. "We have this silly theory in France that our authors should be able to eat."
August 6th, 2011
Fresh Pulp and Geezer Noir
Trying to pin down the definitive characteristics of “noir” is a tiresome game.
June 23rd, 2011
Flea Market
An essay on the late photographer Miroslav Tichý, excerpted from 'Richard Prince: Collected Writings'.
April 21st, 2011
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"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.... More
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