I spent about three hours this week reading through everything I could find that’s been written about J.D. Salinger’s death ““ and I could have spent all day.
Author Archives: Jennifer Bastien
The Written Word: Biographies can be stranger than fiction
At the beginning of his autobiography, “Speak, Memory,” Vladimir Nabokov, best known for his novel “Lolita,” tells an anecdote about one of his father’s friends, a war general, who visits their home and shows young Nabokov a trick using matches.
I’m bringing reading back
I am a reader.
“Pee-wee” flies back onto LA stage
Revivals often offer a pleasant sense of nostalgia, from the Spice Girls reunion tour to the rebirth of shows like “Melrose Place,” and now, Pee-wee Herman’s live stage show.
Act III’s upcoming play may mystify
The future has a reputation for being a big, scary, unknown place ““ but “See What I Wanna See,” a new musical by Michael John LaChiusa, suggests that the present can be just as big of a mystery.
‘Equivocation’ brings Shakespeare into today’s world at Geffen Playhouse
While listening to a story, watching a movie or reading a history book, it’s always important to consider the storyteller and what his or her perspective is ““ the great playwright William Shakespeare is no exception.
Halloween Magic-Lantern Show displays lost art of film production at Broad Art Center
It’s easy to imagine the history of modern cinema rightfully beginning with the familiar, silently animated face of Charlie Chaplin.