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Portraits of Wittgenstein
Tim Crane (TLS) reflects on the life and work of the enigmatic Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein Among all twentieth-century thinkers, Ludwig Wittgenstein stands out as the one whose life...
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J. G. Ballard on Hitler & Mein Kampf
An incredibly relevant and perceptive article on the psychopathology of fascism J. G. Ballard The psychopath never dates. Hitler’s contemporaries – Baldwin, Chamberlain, Herbert Hoover – seem...
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Bob Dylan Archives Founded in Oklahoma
From Justin Juozapavicius, Associated Press: Bob Dylan TULSA, Okla. — More than 6,000 items of Bob Dylan memorabilia such as handwritten lyrics to Tangled Up In Blue and his first contract with a music...
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Sartre: Jazz Cures Existential Angst
From Ted Gioia’s article on Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist novel, Nausea Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea In general, Sartre is more committed to philosophy than to fiction, even here in the pages of his...
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James Ellroy on American History
'I love thinking about American history. I love brooding on crime.' — James Ellroy, 68 today #books #ellroy pic.twitter.com/5ztmnPHxCR — Rhys Tranter (@RhysTranter) March 4, 2016 Filed under:...
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Don DeLillo Appears at Academic Conference
Kevin EG Perry (Vice) finds the famously private American writer at a Paris conference dedicated to his work.Filed under: Anthropology, Architecture, Biography & Memoir, Conferences, Critical...
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Thelonious Monk at NYC’s The Town Hall, 1959
Promotional poster for Thelonious Monk at NYC's The Town Hall 28 Feb. 1959 #jazz #music #monk #art #design pic.twitter.com/ZycJ67KqMv — Rhys Tranter (@RhysTranter) March 4, 2016 Filed under: Art &...
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Banksy’s True Identity: Revealed?
Has geographical profiling discovered the true identity of the anonymous graffiti artist? Vice has the scoop.Filed under: Architecture, Art & Design, Biography & Memoir, Did You Know?, Graphic...
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Kubrick and Jack Nicholson on set
Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson on The Shining set. Kubrick passed away 17 years ago today. #movies #kubrick pic.twitter.com/ji12XNZefY — Rhys Tranter (@RhysTranter) March 7, 2016 Filed under:...
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Did You Know?
Toni Morrison’s 1955 Master’s thesis was entitled, ‘Virginia Woolf’s and William Faulkner’s treatment of the alienated’. [Source]Filed under: Biography & Memoir, Did You Know?, Literary Criticism,...
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Adapting J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise
Mark Kermode (The Observer) interviews the film’s director, Ben Wheatley Ben Wheatley Set in a brutalist 70s “luxury” apartment block that becomes a twisted microcosm of society, High-Rise stars Tom...
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Bryan Cranston on Acting
'It's all about the written word. Whatever's well-written.'— Bryan Cranston, 60 today! #movies #tv #onthisday pic.twitter.com/Thc8Tyhorq — Rhys Tranter (@RhysTranter) March 7, 2016 Filed under:...
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Happy Birthday, Bret Easton Ellis!
Happy Birthday, Bret Easton Ellis! The author of American Psycho and Less Than Zero is 52 today! #literature #books pic.twitter.com/ujknXH3L1v — Rhys Tranter (@RhysTranter) March 7, 2016 Filed under:...
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International Women’s Day 2016
Celebrate International Women’s Day with a host of interviews and articles across literature, film, and art Tilda Swinton on playing Virginia Woolf's Orlando https://t.co/3Wy1o3ZoAs...
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George Martin 1926-2016
George Martin, 1926—2016. The 'Fifth Beatle' has passed away aged 90. #georgemartin #beatles #music #fifthbeatle pic.twitter.com/IAvQZ6yVEr — Rhys Tranter (@RhysTranter) March 9, 2016 Filed under:...
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The Many Myths of Orson Welles
Michael Wood (NYRB) reviews four biographies of the American filmmaker and raconteur Orson Welles arrives at the premiere of Citizen Kane on 1 May 1941. The actor, director, producer, and...
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Dystopias: Huxley vs. Orwell
In 1949, George Orwell received a curious letter from his former high school French teacher, Aldous Huxley. Open Culture has more.Filed under: Biography & Memoir, History, Literary Criticism,...
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Ornette Coleman on making mistakes
'It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something' — Ornette Coleman, b. 9 March 1930 pic.twitter.com/CI3ZKEvVpO — Rhys Tranter (@RhysTranter) March 9, 2016 Filed under:...
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The Samuel Beckett Estate: An Interview with Edward Beckett
Mel Gussow talks to Samuel Beckett’s nephew about the writer’s life and productions of his work Edward Beckett Mel Gussow: At what point did [Samuel Beckett] tell you he was going to make you an...
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Jacques Derrida’s Bookshelves
http://rhys-tranter.tumblr.com/post/140795242715/jacques-derrida-bookshelf-books-photograph Filed under: Biography & Memoir, Critical Theory, Ethics, History, Linguistics, Literary Criticism,...
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