Wendy S. Walters
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away. Writer. Reader. Observer. Professor. The Met. Creative Capital. She/her.
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersMoby Dick, sung (and not by whales): a terrific, lucid assessment by the redoubtable @walterspot.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/a...
- Here's a little number I wrote about Moby Dick, opera and the art of adaptation for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/a...
- "We raise young performers up, call them prophets when they validate our worldview, then scan their work for inconsistencies and blast them because they don’t deploy the privileged vocabulary, expertise or nuance of a graduate student." -- Dan Charnas www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
- Reposted by Wendy S. Walters"We raise young performers up, call them prophets when they validate our worldview, then scan their work for inconsistencies and blast them because they don’t deploy the privileged vocabulary, expertise or nuance of a graduate student." -- Dan Charnas www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/o...
- This is a comprehensive list of what to do if you or someone you know lost their home to the fires in LA (or any disaster) written by post-disaster reconstruction expert Cameron Sinclair, who lost his house in the ongoing wildfires in LA. Sharing in case it's helpful. www.dezeen.com/2025/01/20/l...
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersI don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersWrote about them here. "Driverless cars are often called autonomous vehicles – but driving isn’t an autonomous activity. It’s a co-operative social activity, in which part of the job of whoever’s behind the wheel is to communicate with others on the road." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
- What’s the word for the kind of loneliness that’s a result of treating all relationships as transactional?
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersSRB has some exciting news! Congratulations, Matthew Morris! Many thanks to @walterspot.bsky.social for judging!
- Teaching You’re the Woods Too, by Dennis James Sweeney just out from Essay Press. A vital lyric: imaginative, mournful, and verdant. 🌱🍁🌳
- Colors of the day.
- Detroit sky typical.
- Colors of the day.
- So many of these guys are the same guy.
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersAndrew Sterman of Philip Glass Ensemble is giving a workshop in The Art of Practicing at NYU Abu Dhabi. I’ll be sharing some of his teachings.
- Oh look! Here’s @senecareview.bsky.social
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersWhich of your fave journals & indie presses have made their way over to the other side? Boost them here?
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersOmar Carreño, Relief 1, 1952
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- The way people think climate change is going to go in their favor.
- For Harper’s Bazaar, I reminisce and look forward with gratitude to Detroit's vast history of music cultures and the enduring spirit of Charivari.
- What’s your favorite lyric essay? All grace afforded, as I know this is a tricky question.
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersStuart Davis, Visa, 1951
- Reposted by Wendy S. WaltersTheo van Doesburg, Simultaneous Counter-Composition, 1929-30
- So much repair can be accomplished with a simple, sincere “I’m sorry,” especially to those one thinks they need not worry about saying it to.
- If you can’t apologize for the small things, how will you ever be prepared to apologize for the big things?
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