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...always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere in the 19th century, more artists began seeing happiness as insipid, phony or, worst of all, boring--in Tolstoy's words, "All happy families are alike." We went from Wordsworth's daffodils to Baudelaire's flowers of evil. In the 20th century, classical music became more atonal, visual art more unsettling. Artists who focused on making their audiences feel good, from Usher to Thomas Kinkade, were labeled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art of Unhappiness | 1/9/2005 | See Source »

Last month, WordsWorth Books closed its doors, citing competition from the internet and from The Coop...

Author: By Joseph M. Tartakoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Grolier Owner Vows To Stay in Square | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

...Adidas Originals store on Mass. Ave reported an increase of 10 to 15 percent, while managers at Tower Records, Black Ink, Curious George Goes to Wordsworth, Origins and The Body Shop all said sales were up slightly from last Thanksgiving but that exact figures were unavailable...

Author: By Ying Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Square Businesses Enjoy Holiday Boom | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Kenny Likis, who said he has shopped at WordsWorth for the last 20 years, lamented the travails of the Harvard Square institution...

Author: By Joseph M. Tartakoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wordsworth Declares Bankruptcy | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

...It’s very said to see,” he said yesterday morning while reading a sign announcing the bankruptcy on the door of WordsWorth Books. “It’s disappointing that by supporting Amazon you’re undermining a local bookstore...

Author: By Joseph M. Tartakoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wordsworth Declares Bankruptcy | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

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