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Comment on Instant classics by Susan Gabriel

Susan Gabriel — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:38:56 +0000

There is something very humbling about being a writer. I think Mahler had the faith we all need to persevere: Someday our time will come.
Very thoughtful post.

Comment on Instant classics by Farhan Malik

Farhan Malik — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:34:56 +0000

Great blog entry.

Comment on Person to Celebrity by maureen owen

maureen owen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:19 +0000

P to P was atrocious. I was bored after five minutes, found Clooney insufferably shallow (and it’s not that I’m against his politics or anything like that; he’s just not nearly as charismatic or interesting without a good script in front of him) and have always thought Bon Jovi a talentless wonder who makes his living off fat suburban moms who want to relive their youthful “rebellion” of hanging out at the mall and sneaking cigarettes behind the garage. Buffett was less annoying, but he didn’t say anything we didn’t already know–he doesn’t use computers, he relies on old fashioned methods, he’s been working out of the same place for 50 years, etc. Most of all, though, Rose looks stiff in his new job, as he does on the morning show. Don’t think it’s a good fit, and I don’t think he’ll last any longer at The Big Eye than Christiane Amanpour did.

Comment on Person to Celebrity by Susan Gabriel

Susan Gabriel — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:58 +0000

I didn’t watch Person to Person, but I would give up on television completely if not for shows like Parenthood, Downton Abbey and The Good Wife. The writing is amazing, as well as the acting.

Comment on The sun also sets by Rubina

Rubina — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:18:24 +0000

I also found at seventeen that I couldn’t read A Farewell to Arms, and to this day I’m not sure why I disliked it so much. You may have influenced me to pick it up again!I’m not sure if it’s just because I’m currently writing a thesis on short stories, but I find them a wonderful way of ‘getting into’ a new-to-you author. Sometimes I find the more experimental shorter works more interesting and enjoyable to read that the longer novels that can be, by their very nature, more conservative in form. So maybe short stories would also be the way into Hemingway for me, too.

Comment on Impervious to information? by The sun also sets «

The sun also sets « — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:13:26 +0000

[...] despite the massive access to information we have (or maybe because of it), are getting smaller. I recently wrote about an artist I admire tremendously who prefers to shut herself away in solitude. This may be why her work is so profound. Depth isn’t a hallmark of much of today’s [...]