Russell Banks On Writing Novels Vs. Short Stories

“You really can’t live inside the head of another human being long enough in the short story. … When you start a novel, part of the point is to forget where it began. A novel imitates the flow of time. So, 75 pages into a novel, you can’t remember where it began. And that’s the point: Just like in your life, you can’t remember where it began.”

‘The Closest Thing The Dance World Has To An Online Museum’

“Since 1932, companies from around the world have performed at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, located on a former farm in Becket, Mass. Just this past March, the Pillow launched a performance video collection (danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org) … A priceless treasury of history and art, this movable feast could very well suck you in by surprise.”