Reichelt’s Parachute
This story originally appeared in and is re-published with gratitude from The Common, Issue 8. His name was Gustave Eiffel, and he built his giant French tower because it was impossible—that is what...
“Thursday Is Bakalao’s Day!” Charlotte’s Latina/o Musicians at Work and Play
“Thursday Is Bakalao’s Day!” at Work and Play “Working musician” is an oxymoron in U.S. society because, musicians’ work is strongly identified with leisure and fun. Unlike waiters, bartenders, cooks, cleaning staff, or security guards, musicians look like they are having fun when they work. How much of this outward appearance is a genuine enjoyment of their music making and how much of it is performative affect, a mask that they wear to appeal to audiences? It is telling that the English word for what musicians do is play, not work.
The Acquiescent Arrow: C. Steve Johnson on Art & Healing
When healing is the target Illness is the bow. What is a bow but a device for the transfer of energy? Likewise an illness. — Haven Trevino Soon after Steve Johnson moved from Brooklyn to Beaufort,...
Sex, Theft, and Freedom: Top Summer Music Reads
Steal This Music: How Intellectual Property Law Affects Musical Creativity by Joanna Demers The recent court battle between Marvin Gaye's estate and “Blurred Lines” artists Pharrell Williams and Robin...
Rocking the Library in LA
UCLA brings the punk scene to life
The Common Statement
Competency and knowledge are not supposed to abandon you like lovers do.
Raising Awareness of Contemporary Arab Literature at Amherst
How often do you read books in English that have been translated from other languages? Chances are, not often. Have you ever read a book in English that was translated from Arabic? Chances are, you haven't....
