Word: fun
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...rather get a beer and go get drunk with George Bush--it'd probably be more fun, but do I want him to be president? No," he said...
...Bartoli sang two arias from Judith Triumphans that were positively fiery, including the staccato "Armatae face, et Angibus," and then sang the fun, upbeat aria of Leocasta "Sventurata Navicella" from Giustino. (Indeed, this seems to be a favorite of Bartoli's, when, during her fifth encore, she had evidently run out of things to sing, she sang "Sventurata Navicella" for a second time...
...These are all amazingly fun to read. Not only are they fun, but they can be substantive and insightful as well. This is, I suppose, to be expected of Wolfe. He has a style that gives as much force to his argument as any amount of evidence does, drawing wonderful quasi-historical lessons and parallels, especially in his tale of Silicon Valley-who would have seen any connection between Grinnell, Iowa and the rise of an American legend? What you read here (or in any book review) does his skill absolutely no justice, because it is only as you actually...
...seems to be almost beside the point. Almost. Perhaps we'll have a better idea of just how all-knowing Wolfe is when he releases his next book, a novel about college life. For now, let's just all agree that Hooking Up is one of those fun and provocative books that deserves to be read (and maybe even more than once), and that Tom Wolfe has earned the right to wear those ridiculous white suits, whether you actually agree with him or not. He's just that good...
...Like most collections, this one amounts to a fan's notes, not an encyclopedic survey. It contains almost nothing from the 19th century, and the 20th century inventory is light on landscape and street photography, heavy on fashion and portraiture. But it's a highly credible assortment, brainy and fun, with samples from most of the major episodes of 20th century photography. There's a fair selection of greatest hits - Edward Steichen's 1924 portrait of Gloria Swanson behind a scrim of black lace, Dorothea Lange's inevitable Migrant Mother of 1936 - and some less familiar examples by big names...