48 years ago, today
Sean MurphyOn Feb. 1, 1960, four black college students began a sit-in protest at a lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., where they'd been refused service.
For Borowski, Messiaen and the millions they spoke for…
Courtesy of Andrew Sullivan comes the link to this lengthy piece by Christopher Buckley, concerning his visit to Auschwitz, here. The entire piece is not easy or pleasurable reading, owing…
OK, now I’m scared…
Bad new abounds. Financial companies? Publishing houses? Newspapers? Magazines? Consumer electronics corporations? Manufacturers? Detroit automotive? Et cetera... Whatever. But when you read something like this, it catches your attention. Starbucks…
Art vs. Life and Death, Again
We were saying? Wow, look at the New York Times, today, on the complicated legacy of Roberto Bolano, here. Money quote(s): Few writers are more acclaimed right now than the…
Art vs. Life and Death, cont’d
Marjorie has some typically insightful observations on her blog, here. Sean blames critics and the academy for perpetuating this queer line of thinking. I agree that such folks shoulder their…
Art vs. Life and Death
Subj: art Date: 11/28/98 12:55:40 PM Eastern Standard Time From: BULLMURPH To: BULLMURPH Question: If artists are inherently not normal, but the goal of analysis is more or less to…
It is difficult to get the news from poems…
Unemployment could top 10 percent The United States lost 2.6 million jobs last year, the most in any single year since World War II. Manufacturing is at a 28-year…
Welcome to the post-Bush era
Faith based, anti-intellectual fear of scientific rigor and informed debate are out; reflection and results-oriented dialogue are in! Or, as Sun Ra would say, Welcome to Brainville! (Uh oh. Looks like…
Amen!
The highlight, for me, from a day full of them. This would not--could not--ever happen at a Republican inauguration. And that is welcome change we can all believe in. Amen.
Today is the day!
Change is in the air, baby. Even my dog is getting in on the act. As always, whether it's to cheer or chasten, Mingus is the man for the job.…