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Spoken Word Artist Peter Wyngarde
On Saturday, when I couldn’t be at AWP, I consoled myself by attending the Music Box‘s 4th Science-Fiction Spectacular. (It…
Reading Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, part 4
This post is in memory of Dick Giordano (20 July 1932–27 March 2010), original editor of Batman: The Dark Knight…
Exploring John Cage’s 4’33”
On 29 August 1952, in Woodstock, NY, David Tudor gave the first public performance of John Cage’s “silent piece,” Tacet…
Reading Flann O’Brien’s At Swim-Two-Birds: A Primer
See Greg’s post for the reading schedule (and I hope you’ll join us). This post collects some resources to assist…
Reading Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, part 3
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What Is Experimental Art?
One typically hears unusual art called three different things, often interchangeably: Innovative Avant-Garde Experimental But what do these three words…
Brevity, part 7: Slow Motion
Note: This post is partly a reply to a question someone asked me, back-channel, about slow motion, but also partly…
The Dominant, ctd.
Update: If a blog post can ever be said to be in honor of anyone, then consider this one in…
The Dominant and the Longue Durée
It’s a very familiar story: Romanticism began in 1798 and ended in 1900, when it was replaced by Modernism. …Although…