Beirut's third album, The Rip Tide, feels like an old friend. Earthy, well-worn, and honest, the record sheds some of the sonic clutter from Nathan Condon's previous efforts. Check out the funny video for "Santa Fe," where a hapless chap receives some divine intervention.
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That was an interesting article on Bloom, D Man. I especially liked reading his praise for the Prophet Joseph Smith. I’ve only read one book by Bloom—How to Read and Why—but plan to read more. Any recommendations?
The D Man is a self-proclaimed disciple of Bloom's literary criticism. He is a genius and his intellectual largesse is expansive and exhilarating.
How to Read and Why is a great introduction. Other great reads of recent vintage:
-The American Religion (more on the Prophet here)
-The Western Canon: Books and Schools of the Ages
-Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
-Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds
You could always tackle his grand opus, The Anxiety of Influence, but the books I mentioned above are certainly more accessible, and some of them you can bite off in smaller pieces, like Genius, which devotes small chapters to the great writers of the ages.
Happy reading (and thinking!)
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