Faces, Tales, Human Rights
Categoria: Culture
Apr 12
Clive James: By the Book
The novelist, critic, poet and author, most recently, of a new translation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” relishes his defense of Philip Larkin: “Spraying cold water on a witch hunt is one of the duties that a critic should be ready to perform.” Continue reading the article in the original site
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Claude Debussy, an intriguing French composer of the modern era
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was a French Impressionist composer and critic. His major works included Clair de lune (Moonlight, in Suite bergamasque, 1890-1905), Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, 1894), the opera Pelleas et Melisande (1902), La Mer (1905; The Sea), and song settings of poems by Verlaine and Baudelaire. …
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Inspiring Young Minds and Holding Some Secrets
By ADAM LANGER Published: September 12, 2011 Surely you’ve heard this story before. It’s about a charismatic high school teacher named Will. He’s in his 30s, and he’s comfortable around his students, so he doesn’t mind when some call him “dude” or “Mr. S.” He challenges their religious beliefs, politicizes the apolitical among them, helps …
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Culture Books Michael Moore: I was the most hated man in America
In his 2003 Oscar acceptance speech, Michael Moore denounced President Bush and the invasion of Iraq. Overnight he became the most hated man in America. In an exclusive extract from his new book, Here Comes Trouble, he tells of the bomb threats, bodyguards and how he fought back Michael Moore guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 7 September 2011 …
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15 (Long) Minutes With ‘The Last Supper’
By Michael Kimmelman Published: July 13, 2011 MILAN — The setting can seem a lot like quarantine. The entrance, through several holding pens and sets of automatic doors, leads to an enormous, vaulted, semiprivate room, the patient stretched out to the right. A bedside crowd coos appropriately. Occasionally I have joined that crowd, before Leonardo …