Writer. Author. Contributor. Critic. Essayist. Journalist. Novelist. Poet. Reporter. Storyteller. Scribe. Wordsmith.
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Why Minneapolis Outranks Denver Culturally
If the roots of urban Denver lie in the collision of small-town America and car culture, then where can new roots of urbane cultural Denver take hold? DAM is like a teenager who puts on fancy designer clothes to be popular but doesn’t fully embrace the inborn pragmatism of cowboy boots.
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Public Art and Sports Teams: Is Denver Trapped in the Safety Zone?
“Football is full of the unexpected and the spontaneous-it can make two strangers into friends. Art has the power to do that too, to get people talking, and looking, and interacting.” Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
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Telluride: The Show before The Show
If you don’t know a bolete from Chanterelle, Telluride’s your place. If you want bluegrass, Telluride’s your place. If you want films, a Labor Day picnic, and a special deal (really) on late night flicks, Telluride’s your place. We call it: To Hell You Ride. They celebrate one weekend of nothing with, well, the nothing…
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Dueling Summer Music Fests
Summer is classical music festival season in Colorado. No matter the destination one is sure to find some of the finest musicians and vocalists performing in gorgeous alpine and bucolic settings.
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? – Arts – The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? – Arts – The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper. My friend Jen Graves gave me a shout out in this article about feminist art at the Elizabeth Sackler Center. It was the most interesting press conference we attended during the NEA International Arts Journalism program. If you don’t follow Jen, I…
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The worst art critic in the world? Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck attacks Rockefeller Center’s public art as communist and fascist and once again gets all the facts wrong.
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Marcel Duchamp’s Secret Masterpiece – The Daily Beast
For two decades, Marcel Duchamp fooled the world into thinking he had retired, while quietly creating his last great work. My colleague from the NEA International Arts Journalism program and a terrific writer Rachel Wolff contributes to The Daily Beast on the multiple love affairs that inspired it. Posted using ShareThis
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“Quarterlife” a disingenuous drama
The genius of “quarterlife” isn’t so much its original Internet programming. The genius of “quarterlife” is that it captures a slice of American culture—the narcissistic nascent adults gathering to lament how the rest of us just don’t get how smart, talented and brilliant they are.
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First English speaking film made in Pakistan in 30 years directed by a woman
Khan left Lahore in 2007 to finish editing the film because the city was often without electricity. Her furniture is still in storage in Lahore. She was hoping to purchase the home where she shot some of the film. She was hoping to be able to remain part-time in Pakistan.
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Creating a global community: One Story at a time
This global focus of the art world, the film world, the creative world on the demand of the market has eroded a sense of community.
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