The acclaimed Nigerian British writer is resonating with American readers in a moment of national crisis. “Maybe nations go through a time when they just can’t hear certain kinds of voices,” he said.
Ride along with LaPorte Police Specialist Justin Dyer as he patrols the streets of LaPorte.
âYou gotta put in the hours,â John said, adding, âI was up all night till 11.â
John, known as the Freedom Artist for his patriotic and military works, painted a 100-foot-long presentation of military logos, an American flag and eagle, and an image of this countryâs Middle East fighting.
âItâs wonderful,â said Post 261 Commander Gary Seng. âI canât express what he has done to enhance the post the way he has.â
A helicopter pilot and truck driver in Vietnam from 1970 to 72, Seng said the mural âbrings back memories. Some good memories, some bad memories. I try not to think of the bad memories.â
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Ben Okri joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time,” four short fiction pieces by Franz Kafka, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann, which were published in
The New Yorker in June of 2020. Okri is the author of two dozen books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including the novels “The Famished Road,” which won the Booker Prize in 1991, and “The Freedom Artist,” which was published in 2019.
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Graham Sleight (2015) by Francesca Myman
Publishing lead-times being what they are, the extraordinary events of 2020 largely weren’t reflected in the books that came out in the year – or at least, not intentionally. I managed to read a good deal of thought-provoking SF and fantasy this year, but some books seemed even more relevant than expected because of the pandemic-shuttered world they emerged into. How posterity will view them – let alone how it’ll view the books that’ll doubtless follow about COVID itself – is a question for another day.
Samit Basu’s
Chosen Spirits (Simon & Schuster India) offered a picture of India that was, its author insisted, both a dystopia and less bad than some alternatives. It certainly dug into the country’s culture and how it might change under the pressures bearing down on it.
Art Industry News: Sotheby’s Turns Its Staff Into Jewelry Mannequins as In-Sale Advertising Opens New Revenue Stream + Other Stories
Plus, the Louvre launches its own online store and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum names a new director after an abrupt resignation.
A Selection of Elizabeth Taylor s Bulgari Jewels. Courtesy of Bulgari 2018.
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The Louvre Has Launched Its Own Online Store – As lockdown continues to keep much of the public away from museums, the Louvre has launched an online store to tempt art fans to open their wallets from home. Offerings include a t-shirt from Uniqlo designed by Peter Saville featuring the