Wendell Berry Redux

by John Murdock

Wendell Berry's work reminds us to approach rural life as something more than a prison to be escaped. Continue Reading »

13 Jun 2017 0

The Eyes of Wendell Berry

by John Murdock

The Seer opens with a blur of urban lights and longings: the faster freeway, the taller building, the machines that become the objects of our affections. Over this, the film’s subject, in his distinctive timbre, laments the pursuit of “the objective.” These opening three minutes culminate in . . . . Continue Reading »

16 Jun 2016 0

Sex and the Single Girl in Our Times: Three Takes

by Carl Scott

Note:  I mean “takes” on the subject, not necessarily on the book. 1) Here’s a 2009 review of a biography of Helen Gurley Brown , author of Sex and the Single Girl , the landmark 1962 book—both for the Sexual Revolution and 60s feminism—and editor-in-chief of . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Aug 2012 0

Wendell Berry Week

by Carl Scott

It’s been a Berry-filled week, in the aftermath of his Jefferson Lecture last Monday, which I’ve yet to read in full. For one, there was an affectionate puff piece in the NYT , a fine introduction to the man, and of course on Tuesday I drove over the hill for my bi-monthly fill of . . . . Continue Reading »

26 Apr 2012 0