We ponder Matisse’s The Red Studio, pseudoseizures (which resemble epileptic seizures but can be caused by psychological issues), the persistence of body hair, and what my father planned to do in heaven.Īs so often in these essays, the main question leads us to a lot of other questions. Our helpers are the artist Chris Dreger (my big brother), my neurologist friend Megan Shanks, and Anthony Paganini, a physiologist who thinks a lot about how the body works as a feedback system, looping ontologically and phylogenetically. What are we not doing with the bodies we have left in the time we have left? This question has always been for me one that hides a bigger question: It wasn’t just about me wondering if I should try – as my brother Chris has long suggested – to get my brain to recognize the information coming from my left eye. When I first thought about doing a series of audio essays centered around gently nagging questions, this was one of the first questions I wrote down: Should I use my second eyeball?
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The award - which is being given for only the seventh time since it was established in 1975 - recognizes remarkable scholars whose work shapes our inner lives and our understanding of the world around us.Ī prolific scholar and public intellectual, Gates’s work exploring and illuminating African American history and culture is incomparable. The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has named Henry Louis Gates Jr. One of the popular commercials he appeared in was for Jim Beam bourbon whiskey, known for Sorbo's repeated catchphrase "This ain't Jim Beam". By the early 1990s, he had appeared in over 150 commercials. In the mid 1980s, Sorbo traveled around Europe and Australia working in television commercials and also modeled for print advertisements. To help pay for tuition, he began to work as a model for print and television advertising. Sorbo attended Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he double majored in marketing and advertising. 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Deborah spoke to Jenny Stevens of The Guardian regarding the new book, called “ So This is Permanence: Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks “, the title taken from the haunting Joy Division song “24 Hours” Handwritten Lyrics to Love Will Tear Us Apartĭeborah explains that Ian was more of a 60’s style poet more akin to Ballard, and Burroughs than his hero Bowie, and it was the writing that was more important to him than performing: Deborah Curtis, the widow to Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, has compiled a book of his original handwritten lyrics along with journalist Jon Savage. Perhaps more than anything, Dickens’ calling card was his colourful characters. Prior to this transition, it was primarily a tool used by the upper classes. Because his writing appealed to the lower classes, they would often pay to have his work read to them, which helped reading become more mainstream. His humble upbringing informs his various works and can be seen in some of his most memorable characters, such as Pip from ‘ Great Expectations’.ĭickens became an influential celebrity. Despite not receiving any formal education, he was able to rise above his station and wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas, and countless other works. His father was sent to prison after falling into debt. He was born in Portsmouth and flourished despite a humble beginning. His best-known works include ‘ A Christmas Carol’, ‘Great Expectations’, ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, and ‘ The Pickwick Papers’. He is known for his witty prose, lengthy descriptive sentences, and for his social commentary. 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