May 2009

In support of arts criticism

May 27, 2009

I’ve had a few recent conversations with friends in San Francisco about arts criticism, in which I invariably find myself having to rush to the defense — rather passionately, I might add — of criticism as a discipline. I quit my technology-related teaching job recently, choosing to focus, once more, on the quixotic quest of [...]

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May 24, 2009

This one-hour documentary on John Cage, directed by Peter Greenaway in 1983, is a lot of fun to watch. Take a look:

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Taking John Cage [by strategy]

May 22, 2009

I’ve long been fascinated by John Cage’s voluminous writings; they span a dizzying list of topics, from music to art to cooking. I read a lot of Cage while I was working on my Brian Eno book; I spend several pages in the book talking about Cage. In an anthology of “b-sides” of less famous [...]

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Back to the future.

May 20, 2009

I’m winding down my time in San Francisco. At the end of next week, I’ll be moving back to the East Coast. I am looking forward to it, for many reasons. San Francisco was an interesting year — I met some lovely people; I learned some new things. And I’ll miss having a bountiful and [...]

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Research and development.

May 18, 2009

I snapped these quick shots with my phone, which is why they’re sort of hazy and indistinct. But you get the idea. “Hazy and indistinct” is a good way to describe my brain, too, after writing this book.

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Coming soon!

May 18, 2009
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Your Moment of Zen

May 10, 2009

“One popular new feature on the Net is AI’s Associated Press service. From anywhere on the Net you can log in and get the news that’s coming live over the wire or ask for all the items on a particular subject that have come in during the last 24 hours. Plus a fortune cookie. Project [...]

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