Tag Archives: Nicolai Leskov

telling stories about our neighbors

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dave

Its an axiom today, that the “story” is not to be trusted, a forewarning of the dangers to be risked of buying into a “good story” . The storyteller is a pejorative term, tenuously linked to the tradition of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged arthur goldreich, arthur goldreich foundation, denis goldberg, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hieronymous Bosch, Joann Sfar, Love Crimes of Kabul film HBO, Nicolai Leskov, phyllis chesler, shimon dotan, tanaz eshaghian, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

A RAKE IN PROGRESS: WRITING ROWDY,RAW & REGAL

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Dave

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu prettily characterises Fielding and this capacity for happiness which he possessed, in a little notice of his death when she compares him to Steele, who was as improvident and as happy as he was, and says … Continue reading →