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The Circle by Dave Eggers

Posted on May 3, 2015 by J. Christopher Bare

The Circle by Dave Eggers Dave Egger’s The Circle is the 1984 of social networking. The book embraces the parallels between the totalitarian Party of Oceania and the ubiquitous Internet company known as the Circle, a next generation mash-up between … Continue reading →

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The Heart’s Tremolo

Posted on April 3, 2015 by J. Christopher Bare

he couldn’t bear to be so careless hiding a knife behind the lust couldn’t bear to see the first scratches on a polished perfect face of total trust this is no time to be tentative I raise me lips to … Continue reading →

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The Book of Illusions

Posted on March 14, 2015 by J. Christopher Bare

“You know you don’t have to finish it,” friends reminded me in response to my ranting about the protagonist acting like a jerk or the implausible motivations of the other characters. “How does this book get so much praise?” I … Continue reading →

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Lexicon

Posted on December 31, 2014 by J. Christopher Bare

“Your ability to persuade is the single most important determinant of your quality of life.” The organization can teach you a potent form of persuasion, primal syllables laden with the power to “hack the protocol” of human language and thought, … Continue reading →

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The Trees

Posted on July 17, 2014 by J. Christopher Bare

When Thomas brought news that the house I was born in no longer exists, Neither the lane nor the park sloping to the river, nothing, I had a dream of return. Multicolored. Joyous. I was able to fly. And the … Continue reading →

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Colossus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by J. Christopher Bare

Sonny Rollins, the Colossus By Mark Jacobson, Men’s Journal Sep 2013 At 82, Sonny Rollins is one of the last jazz originals. He still tours, records, and practices three hours a day, convinced he’s still got something to learn – … Continue reading →

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Aliens

Posted on July 29, 2013 by J. Christopher Bare

FADE IN SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE – SPACE Silent and endless. The stars shine like the love of God…cold and remote. The opening of the screenplay for ALIENS Thanks to Radiolab’s episode on parasites for this one.

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The Dog Stars

Posted on June 12, 2013 by J. Christopher Bare

If the end of the world is like the apocalypse described in Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars, I stand little chance of surviving for long. Of course, the same could be said for Hig, the story’s unlikely hero. Hig loves … Continue reading →

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Jazz is dead… again

Posted on January 11, 2013 by J. Christopher Bare

Scott Timberg, writing on Salon, asks “Did the American Songbook kill jazz?” Benjamin Schwartz of the Atlantic declares, “The End of Jazz“. The occasion for this who-dunnit with jazz as the victim is the publication of Ted Gioia’s The Jazz Standards, … Continue reading →

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Vivaldi’s Four Seasons recomposed by Max Richter

Posted on December 27, 2012 by J. Christopher Bare

Weepy violins, brooding synthesizers, soaring crescendos… As delicate as dew on fresh tendrils, as peaceful as a starry night, as majestic as a oak in fall colors and haunting as snowfall in moonlight. Why does my music player not have … Continue reading →

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