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Year: 2004

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The Third Man by Graham Green

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Kevin Holtsberry

A brilliant sketch of post-war Austria in the gritty spy or crime thriller vein.

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Arguing about art

Posted on January 7, 2004 by Kevin Holtsberry

David Gelernter has a fascinating review of Paul Johnson’s Art: A New History in Commentary Magazine. Gelernter, who teaches computer science at Yale, is ...

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Interview with Henry Kisor

Posted on January 7, 2004 by Kevin Holtsberry

A Q&A with Season's Revenge author, and Chicago Sun-Time book editor, Henry Kisor. Topics include writing a mystery novel, the Michigan UP, and art versus ...

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Intolerant Art World?

Posted on January 6, 2004 by Kevin Holtsberry

Interesting post by Michael over at Two Blowhards on the intolerance of many in the art world. His inspiration is a book on Karl Popper by Frederic Raphael but ...

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The literary equivalent of wheat germ?

Posted on January 6, 2004 by Kevin Holtsberry

Caterina.net on reading Crime and Punishment: Occasionally I make myself read books that are the literary equivalent of wheat germ — over Christmas I made...

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The Spiderwick Chronicles

Posted on January 5, 2004 by Kevin Holtsberry

They are children's stories but they are also well packaged, nicely illustrated, and interesting adventures. What's not to like?

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