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Squib 320: On the Road with Phil Freshman [by Alan Ziegler]
August 1969, after my stint at the Riverside Press-Enterprise, I hook up with my cousin Ellen and her boyfriend Greg in Berkeley. We will drive to Oregon and stay at Greg’s mother’s ranch. Ellen…
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The Images of Noir [by David Lehman and Suzanne Lummis]
What image or images from noir films come to mind as particularly striking and memorable? Suzanne Lummis: For irony and paradox—and pathos— I guess not much tops the pietà that closes Double Indemnity, where…
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For Summer: Florida Poets: Erica Dawson [by Emma Trelles]
carla, 2014, mickalene thomas from When Rap Spoke Straight to Godby Erica Dawson I’m covering my head, like KoolG. Rap said, in this red zone. Dead. This ain’t no motherland, though fek-uhndas fuck. …
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On Jane Freilicher (1924-2014) [by John Ashbery]
Jane Freilicher and John Ashbery at Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 1952. Photo: Walter Silver. I’M WRITING THIS in a room that contains a number of pictures, mostly by women, as it happens. One is by Jane Freilicher, a still life…
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What’s the Scariest Poem in the English Language? [by David Lehman]
What is the scariest poem in the language? I wager that many would select Poe’s “The Raven,” and it is unquestionable that Poe has the ability, in his…
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Paris performance rentrée: new creation, classic music and creative retrospectives [by Tracy Danison]
Jan Martens, Sweet Baby Sweet © Klaartje Lambechts If you’re a trillionaire trying to reward my good looks with a hefty check, in September and October you’re likely to find me at one and the other…
