I. He walked with the alert alacrity of a man who had doused his morning coffee with freshly ground nutmeg. The sun already shone a warm, embracing yellow, but its rays seemed even fresher and finer to him. The sky seemed bluer, the scamper of traffic a hum of happy productivity, the passersby only a […]
Monthly Archives: July 2013
The Fascinating Depths: Yeezus, Vampire Weekend, and Mad Men Season Six
The experience of looking down from a great height is intoxicating. After all, why do people climb mountains, if not to look down from a great height? (Unless they’re really into sweat and thin air.) Whether literal or figurative, depths are fascinating. I recall submerging in Lake Chelan’s limpid green waters, ten feet down, and […]