Creative Ad Absurdum, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:24am
It is a morning for pet peeve sharing. Yes it is. Here’s mine. I’ve observed a growing use of the word “creative” as a noun.
June 23, 2012
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Category: Literature & the Arts
Literature & the Arts
Building Attractive: Already Pretty
How many of you know Sal, from Already Pretty? I imagine it’s a non-trivial number. She writes the kindest blog I know, offering style advice
June 22, 2012
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Literature & the Arts
The Apotheosis Of Smart, Where Women Are Difficult, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:11am
Let’s talk about smart people. Not real smart people, mind you, but the pretend sort we see on American television and in the movies. Have
April 14, 2012
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Literature & the Arts
In The Age Of Digital, Paper Must Needs Become Art
See that glossy, golden, glowing No. 5 ? I think I received it in the latest edition of American Vogue, slipped inside the covering plastic
December 6, 2011
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The Upcoming Return Of Professor C., Or, “Washington Square” Meets “The Heiress”
Next week, Professor C.’s web seminar series returns. For those of you new to the blog, my father was for many years a professor of
October 7, 2011
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Literature & the Arts
How High WASPs Hang Art In Their Houses
What High WASPs don’t do is buy art from a furniture store. Enough said. Now, some of us have collections. Real collections, of the sort
August 24, 2011
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Blogosphere
LPC Is At 50 For 50
Good morning everyone. Today I am over at 50-by-50, in an interview about writing. I’d love to have you come and read. My thoughts are
August 15, 2011
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Literature & the Arts
Professor C. Discusses E. M. Forster’s “A Passage to India”
Professor C. continues his seminar series, in this case with E.M. Forster, and “A Passage to India.” The work has particular meaning here, in light
June 28, 2011
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Literature & the Arts
Professor C. Returns, Or, ETHAN FROME: Novella and Film
The third and final installment of Professor C.’s Wharton web seminar series. Next month, he is considering “A Passage to India,” by E.M. Forster. Seemed
May 26, 2011
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Next Week, “Ethan Frome”
Next Thursday, Professor C. will be back with the 3rd and final installment of his Edith Wharton web series. We will be reading, and watching,
May 20, 2011
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Literature & the Arts
Professor C. Discusses The House of Mirth, Also Flame Wars
As promised, the second in a series, “Professor C.’s Wharton Web Seminars.” In which we discover how literary criticism and flame wars intersect. Before watching
April 14, 2011
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India
Introducing Artists: Lily Stockman of bigBang studio
I’ve been following Lily Stockman for some time, at bigBANG studio. A young but wildly accomplished artist, she moved to India last year. Funded by
March 29, 2011
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