Currently reading: Saving Time by Jenny Odell 📚
“I’m happily declining.”
Still thinking about this and thinking it should be on all of my about me and profile pages.
From the 1949 film “Here’s to the Young Lady” by Keisuke Kinoshita.
Excited to find this! Should pair well with the collection of traditional No plavs I bought a few months ago.
A book about romantic love, Eros the Bittersweet is Anne Carson’s exploration of the concept of “eros” in both classical philosophy and literature.
Another Anne Carson added to the pile. I’ve not yet read any of them but I’m confident that with this one I’ve hit a Carson critical mass.
A wonderful YouTube discovery from Robin Sloan’s newsletter—a playlist of a TV series, filmed at the RSC, from the early 80s called Playing Shakespeare. Hosted by John Barton, a long time director and teacher at the RSC. Also featuring many future stars like Judi Dench, Ian McKelln, Patrick Stewart, & Ben Kingsley!
Every month a local bookstore offers 30% off one of the sections in the store. Last month it was poetry’s turn. And so l have a 2 volume set of English Romantic Poetry in my possession. The covers are kinda nice too.
I’m not that familiar with David Hockney’s work or life, although I’ve certainly heard of him. I’ve seen some of his drawings. Particularly his iPad drawings when they were a news item early on in lockdown. This book is not a biography. It does jump around and talk a bit about different periods of the artist’s life but mainly it’s a snapshot of the his life leading up to and during lockdown when he was ensconced in a rural patch of Normandy. It’s an inspiring and thought provoking read full of images of his own work and that of other artists who’ve inspired him.
