Perhaps more than any other American author, Harper Lee proved that it isn’t the quantity of your output that will make you a legend in readers’ eyes. It is the content–the very life-changing depth–of a work that will transcend you into being deemed one of the authors of that elusive term, the great American novel. Like J.D. Salinger, Lee proved to be an enigma in her … Continue reading The Legacy of Harper Lee
One supposes that because of the “oldness” (the original was released in 1884) of the Oxford Dictionary, a certain amount of sexism has been permitted to eke by over the years. And yet, there is something lamentable about the fact that even though the revamped New Oxford Dictionary was released in 1998, so many overt instances of chauvinist word examples managed to be permitted free and effortless continuity in … Continue reading The Not So Subtle Sexism of the Oxford Dictionary
There is no denying the literary quality of lyricism in songs. From the poetry of Bob Dylan and Patti Smith to the glamorous emotions of David Bowie and Queen (and let’s not forget about Lana Del Rey’s predilection for the written word, which you can read about in Issue 2), music is rife with the intellectual qualities of literature and poetry. Indeed, novel-worthy devices like metaphor, simile, … Continue reading M.I.A.’s “Story To be Told” Iterates A Need Within Us All to Tell People About Our Lives
