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...Then I go to class and forget about my fascination. I get back to the grindstone, I hit it hard, and go along with my everyday, often exciting, but never magical, routine...
Murakami's Magic I was thrilled to see the article on Haruki Murakami [Sept. 17]. As a student of literature, I am an avid reader, but I have never come across a writer as engrossing as Murakami. His style varies from descriptions of everyday events, such as cooking spaghetti, to intellectual discussions with total strangers to heart-stopping, beyond-reality experiences. His images are at times so vivid and meticulously detailed that reading them is like watching a movie. When I started reading A Wild Sheep Chase, I made a pencil dot in the margin next to every memorable phrase...
...reason I don't subscribe to pop-culture magazines. You degrade your publication when you print anything remotely related to beefs between people who claim to be artists yet who appear to be nothing but street thugs. The more we glorify the gangsta lifestyle, the more it will pervade everyday life. I prefer not to have to bulletproof my car, thank you very much. Phyllis McCabe, HAZLET...
...Arthur M. Sackler Museum, running from Sept. 22, 2007 to Jan. 20, 2008. The presupposed norm of white marble sculptures representing the purity of ancient Greece and Rome is washed away by the brilliant, bold, and rich colors that are now bestowed on replicas of these sculptures. EVERYDAY PEOPLE Obviously, color is pivotal in experiencing this collection, making “Gods in Color” a refreshing and thought-provoking look at Greek and Roman sculpture. The sculptures are exuberant and unmasked, attacking the eye with their unexpected brightness and intensity. Through the use of “raking...
...Heaven or the Imperial Palace—monolithic concrete buildings are replaced by carefully cut stone and manicured gardens, protected by guards and signs pleading with passersby to “please protect the cultural relics.” These sites of officially recognized art stand opposite the everyday lives of Beijingers, making the name “Forbidden City” quite literal.I understood that contrast between the two Beijings on my first visit to China. But this summer, the most beautiful places I found were neither the most attractive parts nor the grittiest ones.Instead, the sites that were...