One typically hears unusual art called three different things, often interchangeably: Innovative Avant-Garde Experimental But what do these three words…
Robert Coover’s New Novel
I just finished reading Robert Coover’s Noir, and it’s excellent. It’s another of his metafictional takes on the mystery genre.…
Side by Side #6
Here’s a big one for Friday. It’s all about mutual admiration. We have Gnarls Barkley covering Violent Femmes, and the…
Found poetry
I don’t think anyone’s posted a good piece of found poetry lately. Here’s one called “Types of Bitches” for your…
the second naïveté: notes about the artist who retreats
Below is a painting by Syd Barrett (1946-2006), a founding member of the English band Pink Floyd who left the group…