Archive for January, 2010
Harold Evans and his "rag and bone men of the opinion trade"
Click to listen to Chris’s conversation with Harold Evans (41 minutes, 19 meg mp3)
Harold Evans, doubtless the finest English newspaper editor of his time, could make you weep in his memoir of formative days in Manchester and glory years (1965 – 1981) with the Sunday Times of London. Weep, that is, not …
Rebecca Goldstein’s Ontological Urge: the 36 Arguments
Rebecca Goldstein, philosopher and novelist, charts a middle path in the God wars, between hard-core atheism and the ecstasy of belief.
Erica Hirshler’s Biography of a Masterpiece
John Singer Sargent, America's most popular great painter a century ago, is back in depth and style in Erica Hirshler's "biography" of his master canvas of "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit."
Terry Teachout’s Pops: Culture-Changing Genius
Terry Teachout's "Pops!" affirms Louis Armstrong's standing at the level of the angel Gabriel among horn players, and Shakespeare among culture-changers. A great black hero, too.
