Critic & museum director on encounters with art
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 13:20
Last update: about 12 years ago
Stendhal wrote about feeling faint in the presence of great art. Goethe said that merely knowing that a sculpture he admired could be created made him "twice the person" he was. Proust, in an episode...
Bezmozgis novel explores loyalty, betrayal
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 12:47
Last update: about 12 years ago
"The Betrayers" (Little, Brown and Co.), by David Bezmozgis The betrayals come thick and fast in David Bezmozgis' aptly titled and beautifully written second novel, "The Betrayers." The first...
Author delivers 'Star Wars' tour de force
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 12:38
Last update: about 12 years ago
"How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise" (Basic Books), by Chris Taylor Chris Taylor, deputy editor of the social media website...