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The Books: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town, edited by Lillian Ross; ‘The Frescoer’, by James Thurber

Posted on March 26, 2013 by sheila

Next up on the essays shelf: The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town (Modern Library Paperbacks) is a collection of “The Talk of the Town” pieces in The New Yorker, grouped by decade, which is a … Continue reading →

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Ragtime, part II

Posted on February 27, 2013 by sheila

I love to add to my collection. I am always on the lookout for beautiful sheet music from the early part of the 20th century (and the late part of the 19th). Ragtime and traditional music hall sheet music. I … Continue reading →

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The Graveyard of the Atlantic

Posted on January 16, 2013 by sheila

This map, of Sable Island, is the most frightening map in the world. Those little markings all around the perimeter are the dates of shipwrecks. (There are larger versions of this map online if you want to look closer.) Also, … Continue reading →

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Not In 1913 It Didn’t

Posted on April 10, 2012 by sheila

Graffiti seen on a construction site over by the West Side Highway two days ago

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Woodcuts + Hollywood = Heaven

Posted on February 29, 2012 by sheila

Loren Kantor is a woodcut artist living in Los Angeles and he has created a wonderful blog of his work. Many classic films and actors represented, but some surprises as well. Politics, family, old propaganda posters. The Tom Waits one … Continue reading →

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“Because creation, you know, it means that you don’t have any salary, you don’t have any retirement, all of that. So if you don’t have the security, at least have the freedom. I go for the freedom.”

Posted on February 8, 2012 by sheila

Really inspiring interview with Marjane Satrapi, best-selling author of the graphic novel Persepolis. I think if somebody has to make an artistic work, he will finish it no matter what. It has nothing to do with the money, with the … Continue reading →

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A Waltz in Dublin

Posted on November 17, 2011 by sheila

Do you follow the Missed Connections art project blog? And if you don’t, why not? Her whimsical romantic and strangely bittersweet artwork has been turned into a book and I am thrilled for her. The latest entry is so touching … Continue reading →

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The Books: The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake

Posted on December 15, 2010 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Poetry Time to leave behind The Penguin Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry (all posts here), and move on to the next book on my shelf, which is The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake, an enormous … Continue reading →

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Madame X

Posted on May 11, 2010 by sheila

A detailed analysis of an Enoch Bolles illustration (from a blog I love – devoted to the work of Enoch Bolles). Gaze at those lovely hands. You’ve heard me go on and on about how Bolles loved drawing hands and … Continue reading →

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Tim Burton at MoMA

Posted on March 23, 2010 by sheila

MoMA has a giant (and I mean giant) exhibit up right now devoted to the work of Tim Burton, and any time I’ve walked by there since the exhibit went up (especially on weekends) there is a line around the … Continue reading →

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