Stephanie Nikolopoulos's Blog, page 45
March 12, 2013
Happy 91st Birthday, Jack Kerouac!
Today would’ve been Jack Kerouac’s birthday. It’s too bad he’s not around this year–he passed away in 1969 at forty-seven years old–to see the films Big Sur, Kill Your Darlings, and On the Road. If you’re interested in discovering his birth home, you can check out my Kerouac birthday post from last year, which has [...]
March 11, 2013
The Quotable Greek: A Citizen of the World
“I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.” ~ Socrates Filed under: Greekish Tagged: Greek, Socrates, The Quotable Greek
March 8, 2013
Friday Links: Flavorwire’s Kerouac Obsession
Flavorwire is obsessed with Jack Kerouac. Here’s a round-up of articles referring to him this year: Adderall Diaries: 8 Great Works of Speed-Fueled Literature (also mentions William S. Burroughs) The Fascinating Self-Portraits of 20 Famous Authors (also mentions Allen Ginsberg) 10 of the Most Divisive Authors in Recent History Bad Writing Advice From Famous Authors [...]
March 7, 2013
Jack Kerouac’s Birthday Celebrations Happening Across the Country
Jack Kerouac’s birthday is coming up on the 12th, and there are a couple of celebratory events happening. Lowell Celebrates Kerouac has several days of fantastic events centered around what might be my favorite (it’s hard to choose just one!) Kerouac book, Visions of Gerard. They will also be honoring David Amram, who has been a [...]
March 6, 2013
Gender Bias Strikes Again in the Lit World
VIDA charted the number of male-versus-female book reviewers and authors reviewed—and it doesn’t look good. By and large, men are reviewing and getting reviewed much more often than women. And yet, according to this old article on NPR, women read more than men. Go figure. Two years ago, I presented the argument I’d heard that [...]
March 5, 2013
Clip: A Time to Tear Down
I have a new little art post up on Burnside called “A Time to Tear Down,” as part of the “A Time to…” series. Filed under: Faith, Visual Art Tagged: Burnside Writers Collective, clip, visual arts
March 4, 2013
Artists, Like Greek Gods
“Artists, like the Greek gods, are only revealed to one another.” ~ Oscar Wilde Filed under: Greekish Tagged: artist, Greek myth, Oscar Wilde, quote, visual art, writer
March 1, 2013
Happy Birthday, Dimitri Mitropoulos
Happy birthday to Dimitris Mitropoulos! Born in Athens, the Greek composer began conducing the New York Philharmonic in 1949. He was raised Greek Orthodox and is remembered as being devout. From everything I’ve heard and read — I first heard about Mitropoulos through David Amram, who tells lots of stories about him in his books [...]
February 28, 2013
“My life is not a story,” Wrote the Memoirist
After reading about how Benjamin Anastas describes his father as “a brooding Greek beatnik” who is “potbellied from lentils and with a beard down to his solar plexus chakra,” I knew I had to read his memoir Too Good to Be True. After all, I write about Greeks and so-called beatniks. Too Good to Be [...]
February 27, 2013
“Flophouse Budget Lifestyle”
Remember the other day when I waxed poetic about my submission spreadsheet? Well, I just stumbled upon Aaron Gilbreath’s article “The Business of Tracking Lit Mag Submissions” on Tin House‘s blog. I loved his old-fashioned pen-and-paper advice. This paragraph punched me in the gut: Accepting contributor copies as payment for something that took six to [...]
