A Brief History of John Baldessari, Narrated by Tom Waits

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A Brief History of John Baldessari, Narrated by Tom Waits

By admin on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | Comments Off

Tom Waits narrates this whimsical, fast-moving introduction to the life and work of West-Coast conceptual artist John Baldessari. The film was directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the creative team behind Catfish and Paranormal Activity 3. It was made for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s inaugural Art & Film [...] A Brief [...]

ArtsBeat: John Irving’s Rules of Attraction

By admin on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Comments Off

The author of “In One Person” spoke at the 92nd Street Y on Sunday night. NYT > Books Alison Bechdel’s “Are You My Mother?” is No. 1 on the hardcover list this week. NYT > Books

Michael Giltz: In New Novels, Hilary Mantel Triumphs (Again) & John Irving Is Confused (Sexually)

By admin on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Comments Off

Sex is not the same thing as love. Author John Irving knows this intellectually and having a bisexual at the center of his latest novel is not a big deal. Books on HuffingtonPost.com Mike Daisey is outraged over the latest debate about fact-checking humorist David Sedaris in the wake of his own journalistic transgressions at [...]

ArtsBeat: John Updike Society Buys Author’s Boyhood Home for $200,000

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An organization plans to preserve John Updike’s boyhood home in Shillington, Pa., as a historic site. NYT > Books

John Cleese Plays the Devil, Makes a Special Appeal for Hell, 1966

By admin on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | Comments Off

Hell. We tend to take it for granted. Have you ever stopped to think about the heating bills, or the stupendous overhead? John Cleese plays a cash-strapped Prince of Darkness in this classic sketch from The Frost Report, the show that launched Cleese as a television star in Britain. He was 26 years old at [...] [...]

‘Lives of the Novelists,’ by John Sutherland

By admin on Saturday, May 12th, 2012 | Comments Off

Many novelists don’t have to look far for inspiration, John Sutherland writes. NYT > Books Joseph Olshan’s novel “Cloudland” concerns the impact of a murder on a rural community. NYT > Books

‘In One Person,’ by John Irving

By admin on Saturday, May 12th, 2012 | Comments Off

In John Irving’s new novel, an aspiring writer struggles with his sexuality. NYT > Books Christopher Buckley’s comic hero stirs up a ruckus with China. NYT > Books

Interview with John H. Byk (pen name, Conrad Johnson), Author of Detroit Daze

By admin on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | Comments Off

Interview with John H. Byk (pen name, Conrad Johnson), Author of Detroit Daze Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 04:22 p.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012 Having had enough, Byk retired early and now spends his time writing and interviewing contemporary authors on [...]

#9: Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel (John Macrae Book)

By admin on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | Comments Off

Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel (John Macrae Book) by Hilary Mantel (21)Release Date: May 8, 2012 Buy new: $ 28.00 $ 14.70 45 used & new from $ 13.08 (Visit the Hot New Releases in Books list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) Amazon.com: Hot New Releases in Books

Duke Ellington Plays for Joan Miró in the South of France, 1966: Bassist John Lamb Looks Back on the Day

By admin on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | Comments Off

On a sunny July morning in 1966, two of the 20th century’s greatest artists–Duke Ellington and Joan Miró–met in the medieval village of St. Paul de Vence in the south of France. The meeting was arranged by the legendary jazz impresario Norman Granz, who was producing a music festival at Juan-le-Pins while at the same [...] [...]

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