Franz Kafka has become the name of a warehouse of old interpretive techniques. On one floor are studies decoding myths … More
Category: Modernism
Notes on Los Angeles
A couple of weeks ago I was in Los Angeles. Because I was there for business I didn't get to … More
Toyo Ito Wins the 2013 Pritzker
//storify.com/rmprouty/toyo-ito-wins-the-pritzker.js?header=false&border=false[View the story “Toyo Ito Wins the Pritzker” on Storify] Toyo Ito Wins the Pritzker Storified by Richard Prouty· Mon, … More
Post-Modernism and Whatever Comes After It, in One Building in North Yorkshire
Like a lot of people, I’m convinced that post-modernism is dead. However, I can’t say why it died or what … More
George Saunders and American Neo-Surrealism
Last night, after I finished George Sanders’ Tenth of December, I thought to myself, very nice, but this isn’t the … More
A Duh Moment in History?
On Berfois Christopher Beckwith provides a history of the emergence of the scientific method in medieval Europe. He argues that … More
Fun Friday: Martha Returns Edition
For this edition of Fun Friday, a novel about drug addicts in India, an exhibit on digital fabrication, a digital … More
Can Art Still Shock Today?
Jennifer Schuessler of the New York Times asks, “Can art still shock today?” The answer: yes, if you count a … More
The International Style in Latin American Fiction
Mention the Latin American novel and most likely someone will picture some form of regional exotica. While magic realism can … More
After 1922 Everything Changed
“This is the Year of Gatsby,” the Chicago Tribune’s Julia Keller announces, but not because Fitzgerald’s novel makes any political … More
One-Way Street 