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...prime-movers offers an insightful line or two, his prose otherwise lacks vigor and ingenuity. Volpi draws heavily from a repository of borrowed metaphors and personifications–riding on Conrad’s coattails to describe humans “embarking on a trip into the heart of darkness?? is not quite so entrancing the second time around. Especially in light of Volpi’s notable ability to transition rather effortlessly between assuming the colloquialisms of post-Communist Russia and the jargon of American capitalism, one wonders why an author with such a nuanced command...
...Beware” is in many ways the culmination of Oldham’s career trajectory; his sound has gradually moved away from the spare stylings of albums like “I See A Darkness?? (which Johnny Cash liked so much he later recorded his own version with Oldham on backup) toward more polished studio trimmings. But in pulling in all the extra instruments (marimba, flute, tenor saxophone, and accordian, to name a few) it loses something of the stark devastation that gave voice to America’s stranger corners of existence. The album?...
...audience through the film’s intrinsic intimacy. Excerpts from Williams’s compelling short films—which experiment with contrast and light, creating a unique visual rhythm by alternating slow-motion images of Warhol and crew with speedy second-long splashes of faces, lights, and darkness??compliment Robinson’s caring investigation of her family history. A 2007 winner of Best Documentary Film at the Berlin Film Festival and the New York Loves Film Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, “A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol...
...Pike County,” one of the most touching and hopeful on the album, Costello’s observation that “the sun broke through after years of darkness?? shows that he has hopes for a better world. The female backing singers, with their “hoo, hoo” support, add additional levels of sweetness to a beautiful song...
...institutional explanation for American anti-intellectualism, focusing instead solely on civic trends. Her argument has an especially lopsided focus on religious fundamentalism; she calls the Iraq War, for example, a “foolishly optimistic effort to bring ‘enlightened’ democracy to a nation in darkness?? but completely overlooks the country’s ties to Middle Eastern oil. For someone who takes painstaking steps to convey her well-read background and advocates greater intellectual discourse within the nation, Jacoby is woefully ignorant about political science. She omits arguments that seem intrinsic...