Saturday, July 12, 2014

Scott Cheshire Gives Us the Latest Great American Epic With ‘High as the Horses’ Bridles’

Scott Cheshire Gives Us the Latest Great American Epic With 'High as the Horses' Bridles' By on

The American epic comes in many forms, encompassing an Aaron Copland composition, Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons or Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will be Blood, or even walking through an art museum and falling into a trance looking at the paintings of Winslow Homer. We look, listen, or watch these works because they tell us what we long to know about ourselves as Americans; what’s wrong and what could be better. The characters might not find redemption, the colors the painter uses might not always portray a cheery future, and the stories might seem a little outlandish or even impossible, but there’s always the possibility of resolution, of hope. … Read More




Book of the Week: 'A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall' by Will Chancellor

Book of the Week: ‘A Brave Man Seven Storeys Tall’ by Will Chancellor

Did the Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin ever find out what becomes of the brokenhearted? He knew he had to find some piece of mind, but did he ever actually do it? We may never know. And although his heartbreak was most likely caused by an ex-lover, it’s a question that any kind of sad or downtrodden person must ask: What does become of the brokenhearted? What do they do? Will the pain ever go away? … Read More

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