In Open City, Teju Cole’s main character, Julius, visits an exhibition of work by John Brewster. One image in particular catches his attention, a painting of a child holding a bird on the end of a blue thread. He notes the striking use of colour in the painting and muses that The bird represents the…
I was about a third of the way through Ten Thousand Saints when I discovered that it is just about to be released as a movie starring Ethan Hawke and Hailee Steinfeld. This makes sense. This coming-of-age tale of teenage friendship, dysfunctional families and the ‘straight edge’ hardcore scene of New York in the ‘80s…
I don’t know a lot about Patti Smith and I haven’t listened to a lot of her music. Horses is fine, but I’m not a fan. I think it is important to say that at the start, because I imagine that your reaction to Just Kids will depend entirely on your position on Patti Smith.…
