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Nobody looks to Radiohead now to make the masterpiece that will define our present moment. Thom Yorke is no longer the sort of artist who can seek out what’s ahead of us. There are newer, younger artists for that, as there should be. Yorke’s role now is to explore his own past, to dialogue with it, to reconnect with what was lost and how we were ch
... See moreSteven Hyden • This Isn't Happening
The third rail is the enemy of both poles.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
Faithful note-taking by a connected observer helps prevent special moments from getting lost in the churn of excitement.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story is literally about media alienation, so it can’t really be about media alienation.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
Bradshaw no longer felt the need to go one-on-one with every swaggering young turk who paddled out. He finally seemed able to accept Foo for who he was, warts and all; Bradshaw found himself reacting with amusement to quirks of Foo’s personality that would have triggered apoplectic rage just a few years before.
Jon Krakauer • Classic Krakauer: Mark Foo's Last Ride, After the Fall, and Other Essays from the Vault
After all, nostalgia has a way of embalming the past, sucking out what was once vital and messy and flushing it out with nothingness, so that it resembles what it was but is, at heart, hollow and lifeless.
Steven Hyden • This Isn't Happening
“Rock” can now signify anything, so it really signifies nothing; it’s more present, but less essential.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
Art is about the maker.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
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