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“In general it is a matter of experimenting with the different arrangements of one color,” Debussy wrote in 1894 concerning the composition of his three “nocturnes,” “which, in painting, for example, would be a study...

Author: By Sophie O. Duvernoy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ishiguro Releases an Accomplished But Mild Collection | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

It is significant that this is Ishiguro’s first collection of short stories. He is known for novels that chronicle the internal lives of their protagonists, allowing the narrators to reveal themselves to the audience. He notably employed this technique in “Remains of the Day...

Author: By Sophie O. Duvernoy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ishiguro Releases an Accomplished But Mild Collection | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

While Ishiguro’s depiction of the confrontation with failure appears wanting, his examination of protective psychological mechanisms remains one of the strongest points of the collection, underscoring both life’s pathos and surrealism. Ishiguro examines the absurdity of how humans protect themselves from the outside world...

Author: By Sophie O. Duvernoy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ishiguro Releases an Accomplished But Mild Collection | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

“In the Courtyard of the Beloved,” makes clear the exhibition’s pedagogical purpose. A collection of photographs, calligraphic works, and mixed media montages, “Sacred Spaces,” presents a pluralistic view of Islam as it is expressed and...

Author: By Meredith S. Steuer | Title: Middle Ground | 10/30/2009 | See Source »

The New Gold Rush Tom Dinwoodie is standing on a roof, staring at the future. The roof covers Richmond's grand "daylight factory" overlooking San Francisco Bay, where Ford built Model A's before World War II and then the iconic Rosie the Riveter built jeeps and tanks during the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why California is Still America?s Future | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

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