- R.I.P. Butterfly in the Sky. (If you can’t place the line, Reading Rainbow is dead.)
- E.L Doctorow’s new novel Homer and Langley is ready, and reviewers can’t stop comparing it to Ragtime. Okay, he’s a “special genius for ellipsis,” blah blah blah. Whatever, “the scandalous allure of a New York tabloid series” is totally exciting to me.
- On the High Line, there is a new art installation visible especially at night. While not naked hotel-guests, the exhilerating sense of that Chelsea voyeurism still lingers. Eek.
- More Intelligent Life begs the mildly banal question “What happens to opera when people have their way?”. The noisome answer: “A new full-length libretto from public tweets.”
- Pitchfork talks to Dario Roberto, the artist responsible for the artwork on Yo La Tengo’s upcoming album, Popular Songs.