![]() ![]() Yet, “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude” resists categorization as spoken word poetry or contemporary music - perhaps because gratitude requires a new form. In fact, the drone-filled music behind “Catalog” echoes Vernon’s cover of Van Etten’s “Love More,” cementing Gay’s track as a true complement to Jagjaguwar’s well-curated lineup of indie music. ![]() “Catalog” comes as the first track of Jagjaguwar’s newly released 25th anniversary record “ Dilate Your Heart.” Indie diehards may know Jagjaguwar as the label backing artists like Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen and, of course, Justin Vernon, frontman of Bon Iver. The result of this collaboration between an acclaimed poet and indie star is a profoundly joyful treatise on what it means to live life consciously and appreciatively. Set against a shimmering soundscape by Bon Iver, Gay performs the titular poem from his widely-lauded 2015 book. “Friends,” Ross Gay addresses listeners in the first seconds of “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.” With that, he welcomes us into a poetic orchard where he cultivates thanks for both the mundane and tragic experiences that make us human. ![]()
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Deborah Davis is the author of nine narrative non-fiction books, including Fabritius and the Goldfinch, an Amazon Kindle Single, the best selling Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X (Tarcher/Putnam, 2003), Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball (Wiley, 2006), The Secret Lives of Frames: 100 Years of Art and Artistry. Sargent’s painting caused outrage on its unveiling at the Paris Salon in 1884. Mark-Anthony Turnage ( Anna Nicole and ‘Trespass’ from Metamorphosis: Titian 2012) composed the commissioned score, while Bob Crowley ( The Winter’s Tale and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) created the designs. In Stapless, Wheeldon draws inspiration from the scandal surrounding John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Madame X. ![]() Wheeldon has a long history with The Royal Ballet: he trained at The Royal Ballet School and began his career with the Company, and in 2012 was appointed its Artistic Associate. Christopher Wheeldon, one of the leading choreographers of his generation, created the one-act narrative work Strapless for The Royal Ballet in 2016. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is at the other extreme - tied to one physical spot with only a limited ability to roam. What does it mean when the population have no need to travel for work, and can escape the constraints of physical geography into spaces limited only by their imaginations and processing power? Current pillars of society begin to slowly erode, compete with one another and eat themselves.Īlma is one of the few who doesn't live in the Shine. Rather than being seduced by the technology, Roberts focused on its implications, particularly for current models of governance based on geography and the nation-state. Roberts's setting is a near-future Reading, but one where those who can, and can afford to, live and work in the Shine: virtual worlds that are limited only by a person's imagination. 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A coming-of-age story and tale of first love set in early 1970s Cincinnati, Shawn Stewart Ruff’s beautiful, LLA-winning debut novel Finlater (Quote Editions) is narrated by 13-year-old African-American Cliffy Douglas. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jackboot Britain is a nightmare world the book tells a harrowing tale of militarisation, dehumanisation, prejudice, power and war, as it follows the trials and tribulations of a range of characters from various walks of life, as they struggle to exist in a Europe - and occupied UK - ruled by the Germany of Adolf Hitler. The Alternate History - What if Hitler beat the Brits? JACKBOOT BRITAIN is a new novel set in an alternate 1940 in which Nazi Germany was victorious over the British Empire. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery - from the Big Bang through the end of time. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. ![]() The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. ![]() |