As a teenager I read several books by Alexander King, and they were a huge influence on my tender psyche. His memoirs formed my concept of what an artist is, and made me decide to grow up to be one. S… more →
I Heart ThisInfluence Media wrote 2 months ago: Three young culture influencers from Africa who are shaking up the old continent with their own uniq … more →
Donna wrote 3 months ago: A moment in the dark with light as a blade. That’s how I’d sum up the painting of Carava … more →
Donna wrote 4 months ago: I am not built for Goth-dom, but Nick Cave is my man. Australia’s coolest export has just publ … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 5 months ago: As a teenager I read several books by Alexander King, and they were a huge influence on my tender ps … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 8 months ago: Free-lance archaeologist Elena in the field For so many reasons, this gets my vote for all-round gre … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 11 months ago: Recalling his time at McGill University ” I yearned to live a semi-bohemian lifestyle, an unst … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 12 months ago: It’s often been said (especially by me) that the only people worth paying attention to are sci … more →
Donna wrote 1 year ago: Stephen Fry With the aforementioned Jeeves and Wooster watching, I feel it’s time to salute on … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: The world was once astonished to learn of the seven types of ambiguity. Actually there are many more … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: I don’t often pass along video links, partly because I don’t run across many things that really warr … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: I’m a one-person cult of Michael Ventura. One of the reasons I dig him is because of the peopl … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: In There but for Fortune, an Ochs biography, the author says Pleasures of the Harbor was not a perfe … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: Phil Ochs was the singer-songwriter who could have been Dylan, had Dylan not already occupied that p … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: Blood Moon Productions Ltd. logo This Q&A with the president of Blood Moon Productions just migh … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: A cultural critic named David Toop once said, “What’s utterly now will soon be thoroughl … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: Inspired by the movie Rubber Tramps, 9 t-shirt designs. RELATED: Rubber Tramps … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: This is an unabashed paean to one of my major culture heroes, Ace Backwords. I’ve gone on reco … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: A kind friend provided a tape of a documentary about the career of Mike Nichols and Elaine May, the … more →
Pat Hartman wrote 1 year ago: It’s so easy, and so much fun, to write about things you don’t like: to sling insults, s … more →