Did you see this? Blatant copyright infringement, wrapped in a heartwarming story! Tisk, tisk. And perpetuating this fraud through the US mail, no less.
Kidding, kidding.
So, it was more like several pots of coffee rather than a few bottles of cab, but I had tons o’ fun hosting the book club crew here at MTG this past week. The guests left plenty to chew on (and yet no left over cheese plates or cracker crumbs between the sofa cushions) so we may still see a few posts trickle in. Meanwhile, big hugs and much appreciation to everyone who came over for the Remix playdate. I’ll be on the hunt for more conversation-starting material, so if you see anything out there, do let me know. Maybe we can do an easy one next and consider, oh, how about the question of taste?
More soon.
The Invisible Dragon by Dave Hickey, on art and beauty. Reissue/revision out April 1st.
Molly says: ooooh, that looks *good*. As does his “Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy”.
That does look like a fun ride. Any book club that gets me to read books I’ve been meaning to read is OK by me.
I was poking around the Powell’s website this evening, and found their Punk Rock page includes the Enneads of Plotinus. Somebody’s got a ridiculously esoteric sense of humor.
I’ve read Air Guitar. It would also be a good choice. Here’s an excerpt called “Why Art Should Be Bad:” –>PDF from Harper’s
Thanks for having set up this asynchronous yap, Molly.
For what it’s worth, John Luther Adams has a new book coming out, The Place Where You Go to Listen: In Search of an Ecology of Music.
http://www.upne.com/0-8195-6903-8.html