Frank Garrett Online

Category: arts

  • The Natural Order of Things

    When Stalin was in power, the preferred method for getting rid of him was the biological solution: someday, no matter how far in the future, the bastard would have to… more ›

  • Ask me no more questions…

    Here’s an excerpt of an email I received from a friend a few weeks ago. (And yes, I do keep emails in my inbox for several weeks at a time:… more ›

  • Y.O. y Yo

    Yesterday I went to hear Yoko Ono speak and be interviewed at the CAA Conference downtown. I’ve been a fan of hers for such a long time that I got… more ›

  • Excerpts

    Something I’ve been doing for the past several semesters is offering excerpts of my academic work here at the end of the semester. When I’m not writing here–which is happening… more ›

  • Bullet-Point Friday

    Ah, the last of the Bullet-Point Fridays! I started this segment when I returned from Germany and began the fall semester just to ensure that throughout the long and difficult… more ›

  • Visual Culture

    After a relatively short run-through of the DMA this afternoon, I came up with the following six contenders for my project in Visual Culture. I’m really not ecstatic about any… more ›

  • Bullet-Point Friday

    I’m enjoying my trek through Daniel Weissbort’s From Russian with Love, a book about his friendship(s) and (professional) relationship(s) with Joseph Brodsky, translation theory, Russian, literature, and death. It is… more ›

  • Dog Day Afternoon

    Saw a dog of a movie this holiday weekend: The Year of the Dog. Who in their right mind liked this film? And why did so many people recommend it… more ›

  • Dog Day Afternoon

    Saw a dog of a movie this holiday weekend: The Year of the Dog. Who in their right mind liked this film? And why did so many people recommend it… more ›

  • Köln

    Just a week-and-a-half ago I spent a blissful couple of days in Köln by myself visiting museums and enjoying the culture of one of Germany’s largest and oldest cities. Click… more ›