Author: Frank Garrett
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“Criticism unfolds the possibility of freedom and is thus an invitation to action.” “Criticism tells us that we should learn to dissolve the idols, should learn to dissolve them within… more ›
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Watched the new A Star Is Born this past weekend after watching the earlier three versions over the past few months. There are some things the 2018 version gets right.… more ›
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Slowdive Concert, Granada Theater, Dallas, April 2018 I see several concerts every year, and I recently saw Slowdive for the second time live. Near the end of the concert they… more ›
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Kronos Quartet is one of my favorite music groups. I first saw them perform live in 1989 or 1990, and as the cliche goes, they changed my life. I had… more ›
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I recently read three short books, all fiction about Mexico: the novel Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera (trans. Lisa Dillman), the collection of short stories… more ›
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My most recent fantasy: live part-time in Havana and start an English-language walking tour, modeled after Brendan’s Isherwood’s Neighborhood tour in Berlin, retracing the sites and scenes of Reinaldo Arenas’… more ›
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To all you Presidents of the United States of Love this Presidents Day. And, lest we forget, the original: more ›
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According to the number of plays in my iTunes for all my music categorized under Classical, here are my Top 10 Composers: John Cage Karol Szymanowski Kevin Volans Samuel Barber… more ›
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A year ago David Bowie died. It broke my heart. Though I never met him or saw him perform live, he helped define the context of my life and thinking,… more ›