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Monday, September 29, 2014

D.G. Meyers, R.I.P.

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D.G. Meyers has died . This, then, concludes his particular Commonplace Blog . Sad news, indeed. I often disagreed with his critical prono...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Back To The Bridge

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Well. Five years later, we're back on the bridge. The new owner seems to have made significant improvements to the cottage. We shall see...
Friday, September 19, 2014

Fantagraphics' Don Rosa Library, Vol. 1

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I’m happy to see Don Rosa receive prestige treatment from Fantagraphics . The Carl Barks library is essential, of course, but the case ...
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Thursday, September 11, 2014

U2's Unforgivable Flyer

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Are there any popular acts you think you ought to enjoy, but somehow, despite your most earnest efforts, just can't seem to? Vario...
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Friday, September 05, 2014

Patti Smith, Eleanor Wachtel

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My friend the art dealer characterizes The Greats as, “People of serious generosity.” The phrase came to mind repeatedly yesterday when I l...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2014

The Wall of Plastic

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Alex Ross considers the online cornucopia of sound files, and returns to the comforts and rewards of his “wall of plastic.” I don’t st...
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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Steely Dan, Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, Toronto, August 23

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To celebrate a recent marriage milestone, my wife and I indulged an increasingly rare impulse, and drove in to the city for dinner and a con...