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Still lifes by Christopher Stott
While stumbling around the web the other day, I came across the still-life paintings of Christopher Stott and was instantly smitten. Stott’s compositions are very sparse, usually just two or three...
View ArticleEddie Coyle comes to the stage, almost
Saturday afternoon, a new stage play of “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” was unveiled at the Burren in Somerville. The little theater at the back of the bar was packed. I’d guess there were 150 or so...
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In the wry
A note from J.D. Salinger to aspiring movie director Hubert Cornfield declining an offer to turn The Catcher in the Rye into a movie. (Source. Via.) Salinger consistently refused to permit film...
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What information consumes
In an information-rich world, the wealth of information means a dearth of something else: a scarcity of whatever it is that information consumes. What information consumes is rather obvious: it...
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Our golden age
The U.S. murder rate (homicides per 1,000 people) over time. Contrary to popular perception, ours is among the safest eras in U.S. history. Via Andrew Sullivan.
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Defending Jacob – Reviews
Reviews Jump to UK reviews ↓ “The best crime-and-courtroom drama in years.” — Stephen King “Defending Jacob soars as Landay’s rich plot weaves in parenting skills, unconditional love and the law....
View ArticleWeek in Review
Today is Sunday. Let’s review the week’s surreal Defending Jacob news. In Monday’s Times, Janet Maslin reviewed the book, which left her “wondering whether this book’s author, William Landay, a former...
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Chief’s ring
Robert Parish is selling his 1986 Celtics NBA championship ring. How sad. Best single-season NBA team I’ve ever seen. (Via Red’s Army.)
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A Little Facelift
Over the last few weeks this site has been updated. Nothing major — improved typography, simplified layout. But a few changes might affect visitors: RSS Feed. The RSS feed has been shifted from the...
View Article“Next”
I do not review many novels on this blog. I do not like to criticize authors. I know all too well how difficult it is to write a novel. I know the author’s anxiety — as David Remnick has described it,...
View ArticlePixar’s story rules
A list of storytelling tips picked up at Pixar by Emma Coats, a former “story artist” there (via). Interesting. You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. You gotta keep in mind...
View ArticleShakespeare’s speech on immigrants
Sir Ian McKellen delivers a stirring speech written by Shakespeare but never performed in his lifetime, as the play was banned by the Queen’s censor. Here, Sir Thomas More confronts a mob in London on...
View ArticleLeon Uris: Research feeds your writing
Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built. Leon Uris
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“All good things must begin”
Wonderful journals from the science-fiction author Octavia Butler. More here. More: I will find the way to do this So be it! See to it! (via) We internalize all the negative things our culture feeds us...
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