Ralph Steadman Answers Your Questions - Freakonomics

“Why did you make me draw you?” I asked when it was clear that he wanted to hear me ask it. He smiled, as if playing a little game. “For many years I’ve been trying to study the possible links between epilepsy and talent, especially artistic talent. I’ve written a number of articles on the subject. Many great people were epileptics.” “Who were epil

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During the court fight over the contested election, Rauh recalls, “Corcoran called to get me on the defense team and said, ‘This wonderful congressman …’ In [Abe] Fortas’ office these people were talking about what a great man we were defending. I just sort of automatically assumed it.… But it soon became clear that Johnson was not the shining knig

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One day, in the summer of 1970, I was standing naked in the studio, the light behind me, the sun glinting on the waves in Port Lligat. Dalí was pleased with the study on the easel and exasperated with the roughs that littered the floor. He called Arturo. 'Get rid of this rubbish. Burn it,' he instructed and, as we left the room, the faithful servan

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Here on my screen was the distillation of a peculiar American illness: namely, that we have a profound and dangerous inclination to confuse art with moral instruction, and vice versa.