Literature - The Curator Magazine (Page 43)

Letter to a Young Poet

Jan 16, 2009 4 min read Literature poetry round 2

So vast was my fanboy admiration of Billy Collins when I was in college, so unencumbered by facts my ambition, and so shameless my neophytic insolence, that I wrote the Poet Laureate of

Financial Frenzy:<br />Don Delillo’s <i>Cosmopolis</i>

Jan 16, 2009 3 min read Film & Television Literature Technology

Eric Parker is a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager who wakes up with one mission: to go across town for a haircut as he wagers his fortune in a daring financial bet. Don DeLillo’

The Art of Inspiration in the Crescent City

Jan 9, 2009 3 min read Film & Television Literature The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Let me preface this by saying that I get strangely sentimental around the holidays. The first reason for going was the food, and the second was the nightlife, but somewhere in the top

All the Sad Young Literary Men

Jan 9, 2009 4 min read Literature

I must admit I already disliked Keith Gessen when I read his first book, All the Sad Young Literary Men [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670018554?ie=UTF8&tag=thecur0f-20&

Same Old Story

Jan 9, 2009 4 min read Literature

[http://flickr.com/photos/moriza/] Photo: Moriza [http://flickr.com/photos/moriza/]The third or fourth time he spoke to me, my husband laughed aloud at the mild exasperation that must have shown