I rarely watch football, but I did watch the Superbowl matchup between the 49ers and the Chiefs. It was truly a spectacle, surreal in its disorienting deluge of ads (Temu! RFK Jr.!), the odd synergy of Usher and Alicia Keys, the constant-instant replays, and cuts to Taylor Swift in bright red lipstick. As viewers witnessed… Continue reading Winners, Losers and Poets
Month: February 2024
Every Writer Needs Art
Mona Lisa is the most-viewed painting in the world. And by art, I mean visual art: paintings, sculpture, photographs, mixed-media, films, buildings, installations, even furniture. Writers need art as much as any other source of inspiration. Art objects are things, and as William Carlos William said, “no ideas but in things.” Art is evidence of… Continue reading Every Writer Needs Art