Brazil’s ultra urban megacity overwhelms the landscape and the imagination. Paulo Scott recommends books that peel back its layers.
Category: Writing and Writers
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Read Your Way Through São Paulo
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The-Dream and Muni Long: From Behind the Scenes to the Grammys
The New York Times – Music:Ahead of the first-ever Grammy Award for songwriter of the year, two musicians who have been both headliners and behind-the-scenes cogs trace their unique journeys to recognition.
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Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Business:Witty and contrarian, he was the longtime editor and later publisher of The Nation and wrote an acclaimed book about the Hollywood blacklisting era.
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Gwen Knapp, Sportswriter Who Looked at the Big Picture, Dies at 61
The New York Times – Sports:She was well known in the San Francisco area for focusing on subjects like racism, sexism and drugs, in columns that sometimes angered sports stars.
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Jonathan Raban, Adventurous Literary Traveler, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Travel:An expatriate Briton, he followed Huckleberry Finn’s Mississippi, sailed to Alaska and explored eastern Montana. But, he said, he was not a “travel writer.”
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Read Your Way Through Boston
The New York Times – Travel:Paul Theroux, the quintessential travel writer, has also enshrined his Massachusetts roots in his writing. Here are his recommendations for those who come to visit.
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Book Review: ‘Roald Dahl, Teller of the Unexpected’ by Matthew Dennison
The New York Times – Movies:“Teller of the Unexpected,” an elegant new biography, sidesteps the ugly side of the children’s book author while capturing his grandiose, tragedy-specked life.
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Read Your Way Through Tokyo
The New York Times – Travel:Hiromi Kawakami, one of Japan’s most popular contemporary novelists, travels with books that help her immerse herself in her destination. Here, she suggests reading for those coming to her hometown, Tokyo.
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Robert Caro Relaxes by Listening to People Drum in Central Park
The New York Times – Movies:The biographer and subject of the documentary “Turn Every Page” talks about his loyalty to the Giants and the Knicks, Zooming with classmates and falling under the spell of Captain Hornblower.
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Bridgette Wimberly, Playwright and Librettist, Dies at 68
The New York Times – Music:She had success with a play about abortion in 2001, and in 2015 wrote the libretto for the opera “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird.”
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Dave Whitlock, a Star of the Fly-Fishing World, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Sports:Known for the flies he created and for the eloquent way he chronicled his adventures in streams and rivers, he was, one editor said, “Everyman’s fly-fishing mentor.”