Tag Archives: Archibald MacLeish

prodigal radio: mercury in midtown

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Dave

Orson Welles. The baggy trickster who scared the radio audience at 23, and in infuriated the Hearst empire at 25, with Citizen Kane. …In the mid 1930′s, America was still far down in the Depression; as a time for launching … Continue reading →

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LOST GENERATION : RECLAIMED FROM THE WASTELAND

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Dave

The Lost Generation is a term used to describe a group of American writers who were rebelling against what America had become by the 1900’s. At this point in time, America had become a great place to, “go into some … Continue reading →

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SILENCE FILLED WITH VIVID NOISELESS BOYS

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Dave

After graduation and on the eve of his embarkation for France as a “gentleman volunteer” ambulance driver,John Dos Passos’s letters almost exploded with rebellion. “I have been spending my time of late going to pacifist meetings and being dispersed by … Continue reading →

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THE PATTER ON YOUR OLD TIN HAT

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Dave

The Bugle sings: “Go to sleep! Go to sleep! Slumber well where the shells screamed and fell. Let your rifles rest on the muddy floor, You will not need them any more. Danger’s past; Now at last, Go to sleep.” … Continue reading →