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Century Old Visions: Baudelaire
Baudelaire by Etienne Carjat I’ll admit right out of the gate that I’m pushing the whole Century Old Visions conceit to include Charles Baudelaire, seeing as he died a century and a half ago but he had to be at least a half century ahead of his time. Les Fleur du Mal, written in 1857,… Read more
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CitySketch: Flatiron
“I found myself agape, admiring a sky-scraper the prow of the Flat-iron Building, to be particular, ploughing up through the traffic of Broadway and Fifth Avenue in the afternoon light.” H.G. Wells The Flatiron Building, completed in 1902, is one of New York City’s most iconic skyscrapers. It is located at the triangle where Broadway… Read more
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Strong is the New Pretty
I ran across this book in Grand Central Terminal. The image through the window of bookstore caught my eye. I haven’t read Kate T. Parker’s book and take no issue with a celebration of girls being themselves. But… I miss the old pretty. Strength and beauty each have their purpose but of the two it… Read more
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Collossus
In 1939, as the followers of Hitler and Mussolini were spreading their cancer across Europe, Henry Miller left his adopted home of Paris to visit a friend in Greece. He wrote The Colosssus of Maroussi in an attempt to translate his Greek experiences into words. Tonic Reading Henry Miller is a tonic for everything that… Read more
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Genius in Our Midst: Jones
With The Clash, photo by Helge Øverås Mick Jones is one of those songwriters whose musical instincts never fail. There’s something unique in his phrasing and structure that transcends the instruments, the arrangements, and even the band that is playing his song. Whether it’s The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, BAD II, or Carbon Silicone, it’s… Read more
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Genius in Our Midst: Hynde
Chrissie Hynde has recorded ten albums with The Pretenders and one solo. Her recordings from the current decade are as intelligent, driven, passionate, and unpretentious as any of her work since the seventies. Born in Ohio, Hynde moved to London in 1973 and worked as a music critic for NME. Legend has it that… Read more
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