Francis Ford Coppola on Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish will be issued in a special Blu Ray Edition by Eurkea/Masters of Cinema and The Guardian has an interview with the man.

Miles Davis in The Guardian

A short article on Miles in The Guardian from a few years ago, nevertheless enjoy the read!

Bob Brookmeyer obituaries

Here's the one from the Guardian, and from the NYT as well. And you might read Marc Meyers tribute while you're at it.

John Steinbeck - Voice of America

BBC 4 broadcasted a documentary presented by Melvyn Bragg on the actuality of John Steinbeck's work.

You can read an article about it in the Guardian here. 

The documentary itself is available on the net for instance here.

John Cage and Christmas

The Guardian published an article by Tom Service on John Cage's composition "4,33" and its possible function during this hectic Christmas period. Read it here.

The Age Of Absurdity

Does this sound familiar to you? Then read the whole article from The Guardian here.