Currently Browsing: Books
Passage on the Underground
Today I got the chance to meet Stephen Marc again and to see his incredible book of photo montages and composites “Passage on the Underground“. Talking with Stephen is inspiring, full of lessons and new understanding about the history of the African in America.
While on his Underground Railroad...
Paintings Not To Miss!
“1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die” *
This 996 page book, edited by Stephen Farthing, is described as:
“highly browsable guide embraces all cultures and every style of painting from 4,000 BC to the present. A visually arresting reference for art lovers and students, it provides a truly...
Dancing Monk
Listening today to Robin D.G. Kelly on Fresh Air speak about his new book
Thelonious Monk
“Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original” and about Monk’s dancing in a circle. Kelly says that Monk was actually leading the rhythm section of the band or quartet when he...
Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Books, dvd on 10 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
DVD Corner: “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency”
“Precious Ramotswe“ is Botswana’s only female private investigator – the main character of the HBO series, now on DVD. Directed by the late Anthony Minghella, “The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency “, was produced for the BBC in 2008 and then shown in the U.S. in 2009. It is based...
Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Books, Writers on 10 14th, 2009 | No Comments
Book Corner: “Easy Rawlins’ Mysteries”
Blonde Faith, is the final book of the popular series, written by Walter Mosley.
We were introduced to Easy Rawlins in Devil in a Blue Dress, 1990. (This was also made into a great 1995 movie with Denzel as “Easy” and Don Cheadle as his explosively, lethal buddy “Mouse”.)
“Easy” becomes...
Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Books, Theater, Writers on 10 10th, 2009 | No Comments
August Wilson Century Cycle
The ambitious intentions of a playwright resulted in the impressive, and enjoyable, “August Wilson Century Cycle” box set. It consists of a play for every decade of the 20th century that would chronicle some part of the black experience in America.
Now all 10 of his plays are together in one...
Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Books, Culture, Museums on 10 7th, 2009 | No Comments
1959 – What Were You Doing?
An article by Fred Kaplan, “1959: Sex, Jazz, and Datsuns” featured in the June 8, 2009 of New York Magazine determines that 1959 was an important year for music, politics, world dynamics, social issues, and the arts. The 60’s might have gotten more press, but, 1959 was the year of change, innovation,...
Posted by Sandy in Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Books, Creativity, Culture on 10 4th, 2009 | No Comments
A Big Book
“30,000 YEARS OF ART- THE STORY OF HUMAN CREATIVITY ACROSS TIME AND SPACE” is a book that charts the history of art from 28,000 BC to the present day – 1,000 masterworks of art in chronological order.
“30,000 YEARS OF ART”
A really big book! = 1072 pages, Phaidon Press Inc
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Book Corner: Joel’s Poems
“There and Back…” is a book of lovely, powerful and very personal poems from Dr. Joel Martin, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, daughter, sister, mother, wife.
Although a slim volume, it is weighty in content. Yes, there are admissions of discomfort and pain that accompanies illness, but...
Africa – Explained?
Do you ever get the feeling that westerners do not understand Africa at all? Even after so many years of interference, Europeans still don’t have a clue about the people they colonized. They, along with we Americans, black or white, don’t really understand how a continent beset by such poverty, misery,...
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