This is one of my all-time favourite documentaries. It’s about Elizabeth (Liz) Wiltsee, a brilliant young woman who excels in every school subject, has a 200 IQ and a special love for literature/writing. It’s the story of a bright light’s slide into paranoid schizophrenia, and a possible mystical experience when homeless towards the tragic end of her life.
Explores the influence of early film, poetry, and dance on the Cubist revolution:
There are many English translations of the original French, but I hadn’t come across an audio version until now. Very well done!
An enjoyable hour:
Listen to Paul tell stories of his life as a musician and also his creative process in this hour long interview:
Here’s an audio interview with Robert Hilburn, the author of the new Paul Simon biography called Paul Simon, The Life.
I found it somehow reassuring to find out that Graceland came about after a very low period in Paul’s life, after having made the decision to go it alone, which initially didn’t go well, and led to a lot of self-doubt/depression.
Also, it was interesting to find out that he’s done Ayahuasca, quite a few times, and that, while it wasn’t an addiction, it did become a problem for him, and he had to stop it.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2018648729/paul-simon-the-life-robert-hilburn
When searching for new McLuhan content, I came across this site, with his collected vids and sound bytes. Enjoy!
If you can’t commit an hour to listening to a lecture on poetry, Mary delivers 28 short lectures, which read like poetry themselves:
I now have made 3 of my books into PDF ebooks and added author’s notes to each.
The latest one is Inklings, from 2005.
Click here to go to my Media page if you want to view or download.
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