Truman Capote couldn’t have fully appreciated his good fortune while writing the true-crime masterpiece “In Cold Blood.” By the time his so-called nonfiction novel was published—with its many creative licenses—the two killers whose lives he’d dramatized had been executed; they couldn’t talk back. He wasn’t so lucky with his next major project, “Answered Prayers,” which […]
The train isn’t just good for affordable, comfortable travel; it’s also a convenient mobile writing spot with a dose of scenic inspiration. This week we look at writing aboard an Amtrak train departing from Moynihan Train Hall. Hello, refreshed readers and writers. I’ve been expecting you. Welcome back from winter break! I hope the spring […]
Research by Norwegian neuroscientists suggests that the pen really is mightier than the (key)board. Hardly anyone except for children in lower grades know how to write with a pen or pencil; keyboards and smartphone screens have almost completely taken over. And cursive writing in English is hardly taught in Israeli schools anymore. But is this […]
California psych-garage-rocker Ty Segall should need no introduction by now. The talented multi-instrumentalist and producer has issued consistently great albums under his own name, as well as with bands like Fuzz, Sic Alps, the CIA, GOGGS and more. He can play fingerpicked folk and frenetic fuzzy guitar rock alike, and it never seems weird from […]
