“Beurre,” a Short Film about Butter—by Ewan Turner
Some fun from my film-making son Ewan Turner, 2:20 in length, viewable here. Apologies to Edith Piaf.
Inspired Readings by the 2014 NBCC Award Finalists
From the opening night of the National Book Critics Circle‘s annual two-night literary extravaganza, here are pictures I took of some of the finalists who read excerpts from their nominated books. They gave inspired renderings of their work. The awards will be given tonight, in six categories—Poetry, Criticism, Biography, Autobiography, Nonfiction, Fiction—at the New School’s Tishman Auditorium on W. 11th Street at 6pm, free admission. I hope to sit even closer to the stage tonight, for the best possible pictures.
NYC & Hudson River Views, March 5-6, 2015
Pictures taken on walks in my Manhattan neighborhood March 5-6, 2015. On Thursday, there was wind-driven snow from midnight till evening with about 7 inches accumulation, when I took the first two pictures posted here. Today, Friday, was bright and sunny, a good day for a walk along the Hudson. All pictures here.
PEN’s Annual Meeting a Reminder of the Organization’s Mission
Post by Philip Turner.
PEN’s annual meeting last night was the third or fourth such gathering I’ve attended, and it was enriched by the fact that a programmatic element was included in the event, a panel on a recent PEN visit to China, when the delegation met with Ai Weiwei, among other artists and writers. While in other years the meeting was mostly minutes and committee reports, last night’s reminded us of PEN’s mission as an advocate of free expression. Quoting Aung San Suu Kyi from her years as a political prisoner in Myanmar, incoming PEN president Andrew Solomon reminded us of PEN’s mission: “Please use your liberty to defend ours.”