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...Pitchfork “Top 500 Songs” Book??Apparently, in the rush to become our generation’s Rolling Stone, the indie-crit tastemaker inadvertently bypassed the righteous Lester Bangs/Hunter Thompson years and landed somewhere in the mire of that magazine’s bloated, self-parodying culture-factory era. And when did the hipsters get coffee tables? 4. The Google Android Phone—What do you want for Christmas, Johnny? An iPhone? Well let me tell you what Uncle Cliff’s going to do for you. No, don?...
...professor Marjorie Garber open her newest book, “Shakespeare and Modern Culture,” leaving no uncertainty as to exactly what she will teach her readers in the upcoming 326 pages. Upon first glance, this claim may seem broad and deterministic, but by the book??s end, Garber has tied every possible loose end, explored the selected plays to what seems their absolute fullest extent, and provided her readers with an understanding of Shakespeare to rival even the most in-depth college courses. One of the greatest virtues of Garber’s newest work...
...Achebe’s first name at birth was “Albert,” which he dropped when he developed an academic interest in Nigerian culture during college.The ability of “Things Fall Apart” to straddle two artistic traditions has led to the book??s characterization as the first “modern” African novel, though Achebe eschews the title. “Categorizations are difficult always,” he says. “If you say, ‘This is a modern African novel...
...defense, I did not want the book to be called ‘How Fiction Works,’” Wood, who is also a literary critic for The New Yorker, joked. In fact, Wood’s intended title for the book??“The Nearest Thing To Life”—would have been in keeping with his lecture’s primary topic, the creation of vivid and effective characters in writing. Arguing against E.M. Forster’s distinction between flat and rounded characters, Wood said that both readers...
...succeed—greatness is in its sights—but just cannot close the gap between mediocrity and magnificence.Amitav Ghosh’s new novel, “Sea of Poppies,” certainly has impressive hopes for itself. Perhaps its pure ambition was responsible for the book??s place on the short list for the Man Booker Prize. Ghosh juggles four or five storylines, a handful of countries, and a variety of languages (both official and pidgin) across 500 pages—and “Sea of Poppies” is only the first...