tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post5872196870235005980..comments2024-03-24T15:04:27.557-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Art, Actions, and MoralityBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-60898239779538518362017-12-14T18:37:20.572-05:002017-12-14T18:37:20.572-05:00I tend to think of art a little differently than p...I tend to think of art a little differently than politics or religion. I re-watched L.A. Confidential recently and thought "Kevin Spacey is a great actor." Seems he's not much of a person, though. Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-68945449165855221142017-12-14T13:32:03.693-05:002017-12-14T13:32:03.693-05:00Think how we would have cheated ourselves if we ha...Think how we would have cheated ourselves if we had refused to recognize the art of these artists.<br /><br />Millyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736227862163834230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-6479967234887025752017-12-14T12:12:20.833-05:002017-12-14T12:12:20.833-05:00I wrote this on the morning of the Alabama special...I wrote this on the morning of the Alabama special election. By evening I thought I could see a glimmer of light on the horizon.<br />Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-77563089233886541242017-12-14T12:02:28.496-05:002017-12-14T12:02:28.496-05:00Excellent, Donis!!!
Excellent, Donis!!!<br />Betty Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117155794548841640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-27563955687845865672017-12-14T10:55:12.517-05:002017-12-14T10:55:12.517-05:00This is the best post that has been on Type M for ...This is the best post that has been on Type M for a long while, Donis. Thank you.<br /><br />I'm getting together over the holidays with a number of musician and artist friends. You have provided a great topic to discuss with them.<br /><br />Wagner was indeed a vile person. Beyond his political and philosophical leanings, personally he was cruel, vindictive and narcissistic.<br /><br />Gee, Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-21502361797992917282017-12-14T08:34:38.008-05:002017-12-14T08:34:38.008-05:00What a brilliantly timely piece! Two things come t...What a brilliantly timely piece! Two things come to mind, in addition to current events: I've heard that Patrick O'Brian was a reprehensible man, but that doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the Aubrey/Maturin series (although that info sort of lingers around in the back of my head). Going in the opposite direction, from the art to its creator, most of Wagner's music struck me as Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837076694419212775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-52052774174405716962017-12-14T05:49:21.118-05:002017-12-14T05:49:21.118-05:00Like you, Donis and Aline, when I learn/discover m...Like you, Donis and Aline, when I learn/discover more about the face behind the mask, I am rightly or wrongly influenced. If the writer/artist has been/is a rotter, I struggle to forget it. Their character pervades said piece of writing/music/art. I argue about this with my artist brother. He says art transcends character. Not for me. Marianne Wheelaghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633342759955709312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-43339646415879152012017-12-14T05:00:37.311-05:002017-12-14T05:00:37.311-05:00Like you, Donis, I find it hard to shut my mind to...Like you, Donis, I find it hard to shut my mind to character in assessing a person's work. I have always thought Evelyn Waugh one of the most brilliant of writers and have regretted reading his letters and biography; he was such a deeply unpleasant man that I keep hearing his voice in his writing and it spoils it for me.Aline Templetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199803927350776150noreply@blogger.com