Matthew Pearl is the best selling author of The Dante Club and The Poe Shadow. In his latest novel, The Last Dickens, Mr. Pearl takes on one of literatures greatest mysteries: How was Charles Dickens going to end The Mystery of Edwin Drood?
In 1870 Charles Dickens died, having published only six installments of his final novel…
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The Eiffel Tower, designed and built in the 19th century by Gustave Eiffel as the entrance arch for the 1889 World’s Fair, is one of the most recognizable icons in the world. Dave Murray has produced a stunning photo… Continue reading
TMZ reports that Brittany Murphy died Sunday, December 20 at 10:04AM. She was only 32 years old… Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes looks like great entertainment. The movie stars Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams and… Continue reading
The White Stripes, Jack and Meg White, give us a whimsical video. They are a very talented couple. Well, I’ve read that they aren’t a couple any longer and haven’t been for some… Continue reading
Australian, Tommy Emmanuel is one of the finest guitarists in the world. In this video he is riffing on the blues, effortlessly it seems. Continue reading
“I wonder if sparks dream of becoming stars / and if sparks dream, I wonder if they know what fools they are.”
This is a quote from a song, as I recall it. I am sorry that I don’t know the songwriter. I like this lyric because I think it is a profound thought for an Alt-Country Continue reading
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October 5, 2009 Salman Rushdie is presented with the Contribution to the Arts Award by Americans For The Arts. Mr. Rushdie’s thought on the importance and resiliency of books is encouraging to book lovers and accurate, I hope. Continue reading
It’s no secret that Eric Clapton is my favorite musical artist. His take on the blues rings true to me. This video demonstrates why I could listen to Clapton all day. Great video. Continue reading
It is difficult to believe that, after all these years, Roman Polanski has finally been arrested for raping a 13 year old girl. What is even more bizarre is the widespread support he enjoys in Hollywood. However, it appears that Hollywood is not going to influence average Americans this time. Feminists are taking the lead on the left in the loud and powerful condemnation of Polanski and his supporters. Continue reading
The trick to creating the effect of animation, without animating, is in the shutter speed relative to the revolutions per minute; you can make this out during the video. Fun video. Continue reading
David Jon Kasson is a Brooklyn based artist. His work is fresh and realistic. His finished works look quite natural, as if the subject has something on her/his mind. Wait just another moment to see if they speak to you. Continue reading
The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales, by Edgar Allan Poe, Edited and with an Introduction by Matthew Pearl, author of The Poe Shadow is a fun read. With Mr. Pearl’s introduction, we learn much concerning Poe and detective fiction. Continue reading
People tuned into the MTV Music Awards to see their favorite musical artists up close and personal. They got much more.
After Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech, Ms. Swift was devastated. She later told the ladies of The View that she thought all of the booing was because the audience agreed with Mr. West. I can’t begin to imagine this nineteen year old girl’s pain. Her moment was stolen. Continue reading
Henry Bech, a writer whose first book was his best, whose “reputation had grown while his powers declined. As he felt himself sink, in his fiction, deeper and deeper into eclectic sexuality and bravura narcissism, as his search for plain truth carried him further and further into treacherous realms of fantasy and, lately, of silence, he was more and more thickly hounded by homage … Continue reading
This is a thrilling story about a ritual handed down for generations. June 27th arrives and the townsfolk gather in the town square; men, women and children. Jackson paints a detailed picture of the nonchalant attitude of the citizenry. Everyone had things to do, so they wanted the whole affair speeded up. Few clues were given. Just the gathering of stones by the children before everyone took their positions for the rite.
Poor Tessie Hutchinson. Continue reading
Hemingway delights us with his descriptions of the raw emotions of an unhappy couple, their hired professional hunter, and even the lion that catalyzes the story. Francis Macomber, rich and cuckolded can’t leave his beautiful wife because of some fear that Hemingway leaves us to figure out. Margaret (Margot) takes advantage of her husband’s inordinate fear by openly cheating on him and then treating him like a little boy when he complains. Robert Wilson is the professional hunter who sees the Macombers as his meal ticket and servicing Mrs. Macomber as part of his job. Continue reading
A post about John E. McIntyre, Baudelaire, Fernando Perez, poetry and baseball. Continue reading
This is the most amazing ‘performance art’ I have ever seen. Ksenia Simonova can do more with sand on a light box than I can do with charcoal, pencil, paint or anything else. She is fearless as she moves from image to image, scene to scene to emotional and ever-changing music. The crowd is clearly moved. I would love to understand the lyrics and know the background of the pieces that played during her performance. Continue reading
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Katie Holmes honored Judy Garland with a worthy song and dance routine reminiscent of Ms. Garland’s own Get Happy. No doubt you saw it or have heard of it. Ms. Holmes performed the tribute on the 100th episode of So You Think You Can Dance. Continue reading
