And this is only Part I. Julian Barnes sums up 2016: “Is it a sign, or a consequence, of this dreadful year that the best books displayed stern lucidity in the face of darkness and death?”
Tag: 11.26.16
If All Of Your Science Fiction Fan Friends Are Sad, It’s Because This Great Actor Just Died
Ron Glass played Shepherd Book on ‘Firefly’ and its sequel movie, ‘Serenity,’ and he was also well known for his role on ‘Barney Miller.’ Twitter was alight on Saturday with grief and reminiscences.
Pauline Oliveros, 84 – Invented The Theory Of ‘Deep Listening’ And Was An Experimental Music Pioneer
Deep listening is about connecting all the arts and nature – sort of – and its inventor was musician, composer, and teacher Pauline Oliveros, who died on Thursday at age 84. Musician Claire Chase wrote on Instagram, “no words for this heartbreak/rest softly, you perfect beautiful soul.”