From the NY Times Magazine – In Praise of the American Short Story. The near-simultaneous appearance of three new literary biographies offers a powerful and concentrated challenge to the habit of undervaluing the short story. The subjects of these lives – Flannery O’Connor, John Cheever and Donald Barthelme – all produced longer work as well, [...]
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Opera Grows in Brooklyn By Linnea Leonard Kickasola An evening of opera settings as diverse as a subway train and medieval England. The Almost-Rich Get Famous By Alisa Harris In Spoiled, Caitlin Macy gives a devastating diagnosis of the Upper East Side’s almost-rich. Lasting Art Through CraftAn Interview with Paloma’s Nest The second in a [...]
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In Spoiled, Caitlin Macy gives a devastating diagnosis of the Upper East Side’s almost-rich.
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An interview with Caroline Colom Vasquez, artisan and proprietor of Paloma’s Nest.
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The March 20 presentation of Opera Grows in Brooklyn at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO was well attended by a standing-room-only audience excited about seeing contemporary opera in a non-traditional space. A joint production by three young opera companies – Opera On Tap, Remarkable Theater Brigade and American Opera Projects – the evening featured opera settings as diverse as a subway train and medieval England.
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We’ve had about seven months of weekly editions of The Curator, and it’s been a great experience. But we’re a small operation and always need more help. Are you a designer? Do you know a little about marketing? Do you like to write? Do you have ideas for future improvements and features? Contact me, Alissa [...]
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From the New Yorker: A Nervous Splendor. There’s a telling description of genius by Arthur Schopenhauer, the German philosopher of romantic pessimism, whose work was well known to Ludwig, Paul, Gretl, and Hans: “Talent is like the marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like the marksman who hits a target, [...]
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