How much can be communicated in a room of quiet? Since March 14th, Marina Abramovic has sat in silence, across from strangers who stand in line to commune with her, in her MoMa exhibit called “The Artist is Present.” No gestures, facial expressions, or talking. Some stay minutes, others longer. In addition to a live […]
Fear of Wasted Time
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! I love you! I thought this post might be the perfect Mother’s Day gift–for those of you “done” being parents (are you ever really done?), for those of you in the throes of parenthood, or for those of you who do not have kids. Did I wrangle everyone up? Imagine: you’re […]
All I Need Is Everything
This…from ImageUpdate (a bi-weekly newsletter I get in my e-mail inbox)–a new (and somewhat personal) way to get your fans to invest in you! I was intrigued, probably because I’ve loved Over the Rhine’s music for a long time. I’ll let ImageUpdate explain: Over the Rhine and Joe Henry to Make a Record–With Your Help […]
What 10 Books Have Influenced How You Look At the World?
We have winners for the two up-for-grab issues of Books & Culture, May/June 2010 issue! Renae and Lindsey. Congratulations, you two! If you’ll e-mail me at comment4elissa at gmail dot com and provide me with your addresses, I shall send them straightaway. Happiest of reading to you. John Wilson, my editor at Books & Culture, […]
Extraordinary Women
The Time Magazine list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World is always fascinating, because for every person listed, you know there are thousands of unknown others who are also humbly changing the world. To my delight, under the Heroes section, Ang Lee (the Taiwanese-born director of Brokeback Mountain) applauds a Taiwanese woman, […]