Museum Hopping in LA
1,460 Words. 6 Minute Read.
And then it happens—the escalator delivers you into the light! Gone is the infernal darkness as you step into a madhouse of ethereal beauty and gargantuan works of art, like Mark Bradford’s Deep Blue, which is fifty feet long and twelve feet tall, and Jeff Koons’s seventeen-foot-long metallic Tulips. At this point, you’ve been in the museum for all of two seconds. It’s positively overwhelming.
The Short Story
455 Words. 2 Minute Read.
A cleverly penned short story and a beautifully written poem possess a mysterious alchemical element in that they can transmute so much into so little without sacrificing the essence.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (in 100 words)
100 Words. <1 Minute Read.
Capote’s prose is delightful, imaginative, and intuitively engaging. I found myself anticipating every sentence with childish impatience, partly because there isn’t a superfluous word.
Boy Named Banjo
793 Words. 3 Minute Read.
It’s no wonder these guys are so sought after. Going from playing fraternity parties to performing on Nashville’s most prestigious stages is quite an accomplishment. “You never really get used to it,” Reames says, smiling, when asked about playing the Ryman and the Grand Old Opry.
Bonham in 100 Words
150 Words. 1 Minute Read.
Why do the drums in “When the Levee Breaks” catapult us into a state of raw vulnerability? How does Bonham bypass the intellect and plunge so deftly into the visceral? How are his drum sticks so methodically violent and poetic?