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Along with Reich, Riley and Young, Glass was a principal figure in the establishment of minimalism in the 1960s. He has since become one of the most successful composers of his generation. He studied the violin at six, then at eight the flute with Britton Johnson at the Peabody Conservatory.
OUP on Extreme Home Makeover.
An A-Z list of books to read.
Christopher Ringwald answers a few questions for OUP about his new book A Day Apart
A closer look at the art of Von Rydingsvard.
Simon Blackburn on “truth”.
In the New York Times Art Section today, Michiko Kakutani writes about British poet Craig Raine’s new book on T.S. Eliot, calling Raine’s description a “new, more accessible T. S. Eliot, an Eliot he describes as a virtuosic fox in terms of style, and a single-minded hedgehog when it came to themes.”
Oup authors will appear on ABC’s Primetime.
A closer look at happiness.
Friday procrastination.
Rosanna Hertz, on the three questions she is asked most.
Every time I turn on the television I am bombarded by advertisements for the new movie, “Arthur and The Invisibles”. It reminds me of “The Borrowers”. Remember them? Small, ingenious creatures that live in our homes and borrow our buttons, socks, thimbles, and other items you thought were misplaced.
A Friday podcast.
This Day in History, Dreyfus condemned.
In memory of Robert Solomon.
An excerpt from What’s It All About.