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Want to feel old? Baz Luhrmann's first Chanel No 5 video, the one starring a fresh Nicole fluttering around Paris in pink marabou feathers and ending up in the arms of Rodrigo Santoro, came out more than a decade ago. Well, Baz is back, and instead of Nicole he brought Gisele with him. His updated film, which you can watch above and runs a little over three minutes, is very Luhrmann-esqure. There's a bit of Moulin Rouge (cabaret set, dramatic musical number) and a pinch of 'The Great Gatsby' too (glitz, glamour and a gorgeous aerial shot of a convertible drive into Manhattan), but with some modern muse elements thrown in. Here, Gisele is not just a gorgeous girl who's the lust interest of a gorgeous man, but she's also a working mother. Who knows how to surf like a goddess and has invested in some serious beachfront real estate.
Chanel hosted a party for Baz this week in New York. It being Chanel and it being Baz, though, this was no minor production. They built a sunken cabaret theater in the middle of Chelsea (conveniently enough, two blocks from my apartment), complete with velvet banquets, a stage and every handsome cater waiter in New York City. Baz introduced the film in what was definitely an unscripted but super charming stand up routine in which he heckled his wife and lauded Gisele. Then, he left the glitzed up posse to their own devices. Which for me meant a bad kids table in the corner that meant repeatedly asking waiters for more caviar and tequila, and sneaking cigarettes when they weren't looking. (What? It's French company.) I was sat between my New York wifey, Lauren Santo Domingo, and my St Louis sister, Karlie Kloss, and what was a revolving table of our bonkers pals. Lily Allen went behind the bar to make us drinks when the aforementioned handsome wait staff were bogged down. We teased Vladimir for being so eligible and his sister Julia for being the hottest Momma at the table (and lets say there was stiff competition). Poppy was just being Poppy. We dismantled the table decorations and flower bombed other tables. And ultimately the night ended up with us swinging Baz and his wife around until the wee hours.
PS. Mom, if you're reading this, I promise I was just holding that cigarette for someone else.
Anyway, the parade was legitimately unexpected. I was headed on a stroll through Central Park and I suddenly found myself surrounded by men in lederhosen. (Or was it my German ancestors steering me to the mother ship?) But who doesn't love a few vintage Volkswagen's, like my mom owned in the 60's?
The trip to the United Nations was a different affair: My friend Emma Watson, the actress and newly minted activist, had told me about her participation with the 'He For She' campaign awhile back. What an impressive young woman she has become. At the conference, which was designed to get men more involved in the gender equality movement, Emma made a speech that received a standing ovation – from the United Nations assembly! Woop, woop, go Watson! (You can read Emma's moving speech HERE, and please do check out the campaign HERE. If you're a boy, be sure to sign the #heforshe Commitment. I did!)
And then on Sunday, there was the People Climate March, an international effort to raise awareness on environmental issues. A little fun fact: I was born on Earth Day, April 22nd. So I'm a sucker for an environmental cause, and when all my pals had (surprisingly successfully) organized for us to join the march on Central Park West, I was happy to sign up too. There was a great deal of flak about the march, which wasn't entirely unfounded: Many of my fellow marchers looked like they thought they were headed to Burning Man, not a discussion on climate control, and for an environmental cause there was an awful lot of flyers being passed out. But there is no denying that climate change has become perhaps the biggest issue facing our – and future – generations. So instead of people moaning and leaving nasty comments on my Instagram, we need to look into ways to reduce our harmful effects on the environment. Which I hope this march did in some small way.
And so it began. I arrived in my hometown after a tranquil, peaceful few days in Aspen with some friends. In Aspen, the air was crisp and we went mountain biking at the break of dawn and hiked at dusk. (Want to see me in Spandex? Check out my Instagram. But you've been warned: I am actually wearing Spandex.) So it was a with a clear head that I turned up in St Louis. Well, it got messy immediately! What? I had to show Lily a good time. We met in the Grove on Manchester, kicked back a few drinks, commandeered a designated driver (safety first, kids) and ended up at a dance club in East St. Louis. Many hours later, I got home just about when my pals in Aspen were getting ready for their morning ride. On a wee bit of sleep I woke up, I fed the chickens (no, really, scroll down for images) and then I met my parents for lunch. That afternoon, my mother made me mow the lawn — never too old for chores in the Blasberg family, apparently — and then my friends Lauren and Erin joined Lily at the Scottrade Center for her performance with Miley. I hadn't yet seen Miley's show, so I made the mistake of inviting my 'rents too. Although we were watching from backstage, I did wonder what was going through my parents' head out in the audience when Miley came out in dollar bill unitard with a mouth-full of cuss words and riding a giant hot dog. (Me? I loved it.) An extra special thanks to Miley for tossing me a plush toy on stage – where did she get it? She doesn't know — which now holds a place of honor on my parents' banister.
What else did Lily and I do? She checked out the University City Loop and did some thrift shopping (her favorite purchase was a child's ice skating costume, duh) and bought an awful lot of novelty socks from the hemp store. She tried toasted ravioli, which is a St Louis delicacy (not sure why they're called that because they're just fried ravioli, nothing toasted about 'em), Imo's pizza (my favorite) and I hauled her to Ted Drewe's, which is the best frozen custard in the entire world. And since you're never too old to learn new things, she introduced me to Seoul Taco, which was all sorts of cheesy and delicious. And played with Monster, my long lost puppy.
When Lily and Miley left, things resumed to my Missouri normal. I visited my Uncle Fred and Aunt Tina in Hillsboro, and brought my friend Lauren's little girls with me because I know they like to pick wild flowers. We drove to the Lake of the Ozarks, so I could blow the dust of my water skis and eat my beloved sweet potato fries at the offensively named Big Dick's Halfway Inn. (Calm down! It's a small motel that was started by a fat guy called Richard. Promise.) I made a video of my 60-something-year-old aunt doing a baton twirling routine on her back lawn (GO TO MY INSTAGRAM IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS!). My dad showed off some of his news toys: He got a four-door Wrangler, which only irks me because he knows it's always been my dream car; and a Harley Trike, which is essentially a children's tricycle on steroids.
On a more somber note, I left St Louis in a conflicted state. Ferguson, MO, is a town on the north side of the city, and what has happened there has been tough to watch. (Google it if you don't know.) St Louis is spread out, so my hometown community has been spared from the riots and looting in Ferguson. But to see a place that you love deal with so many issues — political, social, even the simple devastating act of a heartbroken family — is tough. Local politics is not my bag. I don't want to get on a soap box here and be one of these annoying people who think they know how to fix every problem. (Anyone else tired of seeing those videos and talking heads? Sheesh.) But I will say is that I pray and I hope that the conflicts and anger that are plaguing the place I come from come to peaceful resolution soon. St Louis is a special place. Trust me.
A pirate's ship zooming through the sky. A cartoon house balancing precariously on the edge of a cliff. A squat rococo hut. These three structures by Rachel Feinstein, together titled Folly, debuted this month in New York City's Madison Square Park.
Derek Blasberg: I looked up the word "folly" in the dictionary and it gave me five definitions: the state of being foolish, an absurdity, a costly undertaking, a theatrical review, and a whimsical structure built as a conversation piece. Which definition do you think best sums up your new works?
Rachel Feinstein: All of them! I like all of those things. The word "absurd" is good because, for me, a folly doesn't serve any real purpose. It's not as though someone is going to live in these houses, or that this ship will go into water. All art is basically absurd, in that its only purpose is to enrich life and to give pleasure—not to do practical things like feed or clothe. The concept of Folly has its origins in mania and excess, in the times when kings and queens built ornate fantasy structures, like Egyptian pyramids or Roman temples, which were intended primarily as decorative objects.
DB: Do you believe that modern society retains those elements of folly?
RF: When I look at those fantastical structures I sometimes wonder, "Are we at that point today?" That's what I liked about having these baroque, rococo sculptures in Madison Square Park. They add whimsical pleasure to the city. There aren't a lot of true pleasures left in New York. This town is about capitalism, making money, pushing oneself, striving for the next challenge. But in Madison Square Park, I see people enjoying life and being happy. I wanted to do something that would make people smile. Sure, there are deeper meanings to my work and to my inspirations, and if people see them that's great. If my work causes people to reflect on childhood or on mortality, that's wonderful. But if they just want to look at something pretty while they're eating lunch, that's cool too.
DB: The baroque aesthetic has been a longtime influence for you.
RF: It really began in 2000, when I took a trip through Bavaria, Germany, and I saw the real thing for the first time, as opposed to the Florida version of baroque that I saw when I was growing up. Let me tell you, Liberace and America's version of rococo is totally not what it's about. It's not gold yucky "elegance." Baroque is meant to show you so much decadence that it reveals the presence of death at every turn. It's frightening. The highest and most frightening forms of rococo and baroque still exist in palaces and hunting lodges around Bavaria.
DB: Like King Ludwig's palace, which I remember so well because it was the basis of the Disneyland castle.
RF: Yes, but King Ludwig's palace was in itself a Disney version of real Baroque palaces like the Nymphenburg Palace. Growing up in Florida, I was familiar with the façade. I saw Disneyworld as a magical and amazing place from far away, but I also saw what it looked like up close, and I saw what was behind the façade. I remember thinking, at a young age, "This is all bullshit. This is all fake, and I don't believe it." You see that in my work too, there's a front and back, and that's purposeful. When I was in college, I was obsessed with duality in fairy tales, and how good and evil exist in opposition, like old and young; the yin and yang of life. Recently, I've been thinking a lot about Carl Jung. He said that when you hit middle age—which is where I am, and I'm freaking out about it—you have to rebirth the second half of your life, and live in the opposite sex to that in which you lived for the first half.
DB: Does that mean you would live the rest of your life as a man?
RF: It's interesting. In my home life, I am very girly, and my husband [the painter John Currin] is very masculine. But in both of our professional lives, the roles are different: I'm a sculptor, which is more masculine, and I use tools and saws and fiberglass resins. John is more feminine; he uses soft brushes and pretty paints. So, according to Jung, I have to become more masculine at home and then more feminine at work. He says that in order to continue life and not look back, a person has to change how they live by moving forward differently into the second half of your life. Which makes sense.
DB: Do you think there's something feminine about the follies?
RF: Maybe. The concept did come from doing a set for a women's fashion show. In 2012, I did the set for a Marc Jacobs show. He called out of the blue and asked if I wanted to do it, but said I only had two weeks. So, I just started googling things I liked. Since I was supposed to make a set, I researched Picasso's work for the Ballets Russes. Dalí did some sets too, so I found pictures of those. At the time I was also working on a show for the Gagosian in Rome, and the inspiration for that was Roman ruins. Marc had said, "Do whatever you want, I just don't want fairy tales." He wanted sad and melancholy. No princesses. Then, that's where Folly began. I had been drawing objects, cutting the drawing up, and then gluing it back together. In creating the work, I could realize these small paper objects as large metal structures for the first time.
DB: Is creating the miniatures your favorite part of the process?
RF: The history of miniatures is interesting. "Follies" began when certain kings and queens would commission renowned architects to make incredible dollhouses. It happened to coincide with the crumbling of the aristocratic world. For example, Marie Antoinette would relax by becoming a shepherdess in Petit Trianon. I think people can escape into miniatures. I'm a bit like that. Whenever things start to get funky in my life, I'm like, "I'll just sit here and make a little house out of white paper."
DB: Were you like that as a child?
RF: Every artist is influenced by their childhood, whether they're embracing it or denying it. Everything comes from that formative period. To be honest, I always think that artists have no new ideas after they enter adulthood, and they spend the rest of their lives making what they subconsciously discovered as a child. When I was little, I would sit in a little closet in my parents' house in Miami building things. I was always a sculptor, always using cardboard and hot glue, and being messy and cutting things. On the other hand, John always loved paint and the sensuality of painting. Your personality is really formed in your childhood. In fact, that reminds me, I won an award when I was ten for making a sculpture out of tennis shoes. I had found all these old '70s sneakers and I arranged them into this big tower, and my school entered it into a statewide competition at a youth fair. I won first prize. It was a real honor and it was going to get sent to the national competition, which was in Washington, D.C., and the winner would get to meet the president, Ronald Reagan at the time. So, I took it home and put it by the door—and my dog ate it! Devastating. I didn't have time to make a new one and I never entered the contest.
DB: And you never got meet Reagan?
RF: No. Unfortunately!
DB: What drew you to Madison Square Park? I like the idea of grandeur and imagination living in a small green patch in a concrete jungle.
RF: John has a studio near there, and after I was asked by the Madison Square Park Conservancy to come up with a proposal I would sit there and just watch people. I need to live with something for a while to get the best ideas. When I saw an aerial map of the park, I was inspired. All of the paths are curved, there are no straight paths in the park. They look so whimsical, like some rococo pattern that reminded me of the porcelain table setting from an eighteenth-century wedding.
DB: Were there any hurdles in the realization?
RF: Yes, with a public work you have to work with engineers, and there are rules and regulations about sharp edges and low ceilings. Could people hurt themselves? Is this safe? I thought a lot about Alexander Calder because he was an engineer and a sculptor, and he didn't have to put up with people telling him what and how to do things. He's the genius of geniuses when it comes to public art and keeping the work within his own vernacular. He did it all. He even did the welding himself.
DB: I live in Chelsea, and my office is on the Upper East Side, which means I have to walk through Madison Square Park to get to the subway. I want to tell you that these sculptures have aesthetically enriched this journey.
RF: I love standing in the park and listening to what people say about them, and what they see in them. That's the best thing in the world and it makes being an artist the best thing in the world. I would never want to be a celebrity. No way. When your work can speak for you, when you can be a silent and anonymous person on the street while something you created provokes a response from a compete stranger? There's nothing as good as that.
DB: So, you go to the park and do a little eavesdropping.
RF: Yes, and I love it. I especially like it because it's not a typical art gallery crowd. I've heard construction workers review them, and I just love when kids say "Look, it's a pirate ship!" or they'll run over and try and turn the wheel in the little house. That's the cool stuff that I was hoping for. I also want to figure out how to stage live performances within the sculptures. I'm not a performance artist and that's not what I do, but wouldn't it be great if there could be a sort of open mike night, where people come and perform, inspired by the piece? My kids call Rococo Hut the Puppet House, so wouldn't it be great to do a puppet show in there?
DB: Would you want it to be a children's show, or a show of all kinds of artists? For example, could you imagine incorporating performance work from Kembra Pfahler or Marina Abramovic?
RF: I want it all, I want the crazy naked people and maybe some balloon makers. Animal party costumes? Sure, why not?
DB: When I look at your work, I sometimes think of this stupid art joke: "If it's not baroque, don't fix it."
RF: That's a good one. That reminds me of Ingmar Bergman's movie Fanny and Alexander (1982), which John and I always talk about. The movie is about a brother and a sister who live in a beautiful gold, chintzy, ridiculously baroque house, where the fire is always roaring and a governess with an enormous bosom takes care of the children. The father dies unexpectedly of a stroke, and the mother is afraid of being alone, so she marries the local bishop and moves the family to his austere home, where he lives with his whole family. The kids are freaked out and no one gives them any love, and the whole mood of their new house and their new life is very minimal and cold. John and I joke that that's how we feel in the art world. There is so much minimalism and frigidity, and then there's us. We're the opposite.
DB: So, a better bad joke for you is: "I'd rather be baroque than rich."
RF: But the real baroque. Not the Liberace baroque. Give me the Nymphenburg Palace and I'd feel pretty good.
Rachel Feinstein's Folly, which includes the pieces Flying Ship, Rococo Hut, and Cliff House is on view daily until September 7, 2014, in Madison Square Park at 23rd Street and Broadway.
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Of course, there were the shows too. Dior's show was held in a specially constructed bubble of walls made of white orchids (Diorchids, we wondered?) and started with elegant, voluminous gowns before moving onto decadent fur coats and long, minimalistic evening jackets. I won't soon forget Giambattista Valli's show, especially the long, oversized evening dresses at the end. And this was one of my favorite Chanel shows in recent years. In a preview with Karl Lagerfeld, he showed that the materials were actually a specially created form of concrete embroidery. Only he can combine concrete and couture, and finish the show with a pregnant bride that looks as chic as ever.
Not that anyone needed an excuse to come to Paris in the summer, but the girls were out this season. I'll never forget Jennifer Lopez marching into the Versace show in her all-white one-legged evening dress. Or, should I say glowing in? Emma Watson looked fabulous at her couture appearances, mixing ladylike lace at the Valentino show with androgynous tailoring when she joined us at the Givenchy table for the French Vogue party. I fell hard for Dakota Johnson too, the future star of the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, who was in town for the Chanel show. (So was Jared Leto, hubba hubba.) Dakota was staying at an apartment near me, and the two of us bonded with our mutual buddy Emily Ward over the eating and drinking habits of the locals. But perhaps the most unexpectedly wonderful mashup was me, Alexa Chung and Mos Def, tablemates at the Prada dinner. Thanks, Miuccia!
Another cultural delight is visitin the art shows in Paris. The Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit at the Grand Palais was astounding. It closed the week we were there, and the art gods were smiling on me that I managed to see it in its final days. As I paced the galleries, I thought how impressive it was that he managed to find pieces of heaven in what may have looked like hell to everyone else. The Gagosian's Le Bourget venue, which is just outside Paris, has a fabulous show called 'An American in Paris' on, the centerpiece of which is Jeff Koons' Balloon Swan (Red), which my friends stared at for a few hours wondering if it was playful or sexually graphic.
But my favorite part of couture week was doing what I love to do in Paris: Being a tourist. Like going on the ferris wheels and the swings at the carnival in the Tuilleries, strolling the streets of Paris, shopping the soldes, drinking hot chocolate at Cafe Flore, and sweating out the hot chocolate while dancing at tiny, most likely unsafe dance halls. It's my favorite city and my favorite week of the year.
Captions, from top: A stroll in the Tuilleries; Karlie Kloss at the French Vogue dinner; me and Jared Leto at the Chanel show; looks at the Dior show; Grace Coddington and Marc Jacobs at the Miu Miu show; me with Mos Def and Alexa Chung at the Miu Miu party; even the puddles in Paris are chic; fanning out with Emily and Dakota at Le Montana; Jennifer Lopez making her grand entrance; Kendall Jenner, Harry and Peter Brant, Jamie Bochert, Kim Kardashian and myself at the French Vogue party; Joan Smalls and Anja Rubik; Jourdan Dunne on the Versace runway; Daria and me at Kaspia; Alice Dellal and Poppy Delevingne at the Chanel show; the view from the Grand Palais on a summer's day; Jean Paul Goude and Glenda Bailey at the JPG show; the scene at French Vogue's dinner; me, Joan and Karlie posing off; Miles and Lily at Silencio; the Brant boys; Jamie at the Givenchy table; Cecile Cassel killing it; Vanessa Traina and Alexander Wang; Natasha Poly giving me a cold shoulder and a sexy back; Jeff Koons' Balloon Swan (Red) at the Gagosian Gallery in Le Bourget; a detail of the Koons piece; a wall of portraits by Robert Mapplethorpe at the Grand Palais; Mapplethorpe's self portrait; having English breakfast tea on a rainy Paris afternoon; Bianca and Carine at the Miu Miu party; Dior's wall of white orchids; Douglas Booth at the Prada party; Isla Fischer and Sunrise Ruffalo; Jack White performing; Gemma Atherton; Kristina O'Neill at Kaspia; Daria and Kristina having a laugh in the Marais; backstage at Giambattista Valli; Franca Sozzani with Eugenie; Noor Fares; Kendall Jenner and Marjorie Gubelmann at the Chanel show; Jamie and her friend Sofia; Uma Thurman and Miuccia Prada; exiting from the Dior show; an unexpected air show at Le Bourget; Langley Fox, Daria Strokous and Leigh Lezark at Silencio; fun at the fair; wishing Patti Wilson a happy birthday; a night with the boys, Paul, Alessandro, Riccaro, Dani, Kevin and Seb; me and Paul Aziz on the swings; me and Miuccia Prada; Caroline and Dakota]]>


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It's not going to be easy for the Washington Redskins to reach the postseason.
Not after the hole they dug themselves earlier in this season, particularly after losing three straight heading into the bye weekend, including a home loss to the Carolina Panthers.
But after a 38-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, the Redskins are suddenly on the verge of being in the mix in the NFC East, especially if the Green Bay Packers can do them a favor and knock off the New York Giants on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium. Rick Snider of the Washington Examiner takes a close look at the Redskins' chances here.
The Redskins have toppled the Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles in the last two weeks but those are football teams headed the wrong direction. The big test comes next in a Dec. 3 "Monday Night Football" meeting with the Giants. The rest of the schedule is relatively easy. The Redskins host the Baltimore Ravens in Week 14 but then they close out with games at Cleveland, at Philadelphia and home against Dallas.
It's not going to be easy but it shouldn't be when coming out of a 3-6 hole. According to Snider, three teams since 1990 have gone from 3-6 to the postseason.
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39 of 43 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars "An Extended Kumbaya Chant"
This novel embodies a clash of two literary themes. The opening chapters are quite spicy--garnished with quirky, kinky, violent, depraved and hypersexual scenarios--followed later by a Pollyannaish morality tale which turns into one extended Kumbaya chant. In these chapters a sugary patina is applied to just about everyone-- the pets, the geriatric set, the children, the...
Published on October 15, 2012 by Cary B. Barad
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Modern fairytale with too-easy happy ending
This novel begins with an act of horrific violence that is frankly unforgivable. So my answer to the question implied by the book's title is "no." But there is an easy kind of redemption embedded in the book designed to let the protagonist (and the author) off the hook and make the reader feel good. That probably explains why reviewers loved this book and...
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39 of 43 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars "An Extended Kumbaya Chant",
Cary B. Barad (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: May We Be Forgiven: A Novel (Hardcover)
This novel embodies a clash of two literary themes. The opening chapters are quite spicy--garnished with quirky, kinky, violent, depraved and hypersexual scenarios--followed later by a Pollyannaish morality tale which turns into one extended Kumbaya chant. In these chapters a sugary patina is applied to just about everyone-- the pets, the geriatric set, the children, the adulterers, etc. Suddenly, all are supersensitive philosophers, global ecumenicists--respectful, improbably intelligent, well-behaved and philanthropic. Money never seems to be a problem to these folks and exorbitant spending sprees ensue. To be quite honest, however, the Richard Nixon thread is done very well and the literary quality is actually quite high overall. As a result, I have no problem giving this book a 4-Star rating.
33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful story of despair and redemption exposing the heart of darkness at the core of suburban life,
Bookreporter (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: May We Be Forgiven: A Novel (Hardcover)
In novels like THE END OF ALICE and MUSIC FOR TORCHING, A.M. Homes hasn't shied away from grim subjects, pedophilia and school gun violence only two of them. Her new novel returns to familiar territory --- the American suburbs --- to tell a powerful story of despair and redemption, all the while probing what she's consistently sought to expose, in the vein worked by writers like Richard Yates and John Cheever, as the real heart of darkness at the core of suburban life.
Homes observed in a recent interview that "Despite the sense that things are looking up now, there remains an ongoing level of discomfort, an unarticulated anxiety about what will `go wrong' next." That's the spirit that looms over this story. It begins with two violent acts perpetrated by George Silver, a prominent television executive with anger management issues and the younger brother of Harold Silver, the story's narrator. The first is a car accident that kills a mother and father, leaving behind their young son. The second, George's murder of his wife when he returns home to find her in bed with Harold, launches Homes' protagonist on a lurching journey of self-discovery.
Though the disasters that cascade over Harold (divorce, illness and job loss only a few of them) at times rises almost to a Job-like level, that's where the similarities to the biblical character end. On his own behalf the most he can say is, "Before this happened, I had a life, or at least I thought I did; the quality, the successfulness of it had not been called into question." Clearly, he's more acted upon than actor.
In contrast to his outwardly successful brother, Harold is a historian specializing in the study of Richard Nixon, a man he considers "the bridge between our prewar Depression-era culture and the postwar prosperous-American-dream America." He's toiled for years on a Nixon monograph that's grown to 1,300 pages, but it's only the discovery of a cache of short stories written by the disgraced president that offers him a glimpse of professional relevance. Grimly determined to teach disengaged students about events like the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Watergate scandal, Harold is informed by his department chair that the traditional view of history instruction must be abandoned for one that's "future-forward," in which students explore the "world of possibility," not the fossilized past.
With his sister-in-law dead and his brother incarcerated, Harold moves into their Westchester County home to assume custody of Nate and Ashley, their adolescent children. In the Thanksgiving dinner that opens the novel (it closes on that holiday a year later), Harold observes them as they "sat like lumps at the table, hunched, or more like curled, as if poured into their chairs, truly spineless, eyes focused on their small screens, the only thing in motion their thumbs." What quickly becomes clear, though, is that their emotional intelligence is more highly developed than any of the adult characters. At their urging, Harold brings Ricardo, the young survivor of the car accident, into the household. That decision, along with Harold's deepening sense of responsibility for these children, so damaged by the acts of self-absorbed "grownups," allows Homes to roam the landscape of our fractured, hybrid families, contrasting them with the genetic legacy that's contributed to some of the Silvers brothers' dysfunctional behavior.
Only a writer of Homes' sensibilities would anchor her protagonist's redemption in Internet sex. Cheryl, the housewife Harold meets in that venue, becomes an odd sort of conscience, pushing him toward becoming a better version of himself, as she's urging him on to more misbehavior. In the way it exposes the tortured soul of its narrator, MAY WE BE FORGIVEN is a spiritual cousin to novels like Joseph Heller's SOMETHING HAPPENED, Don DeLillo's WHITE NOISE and Jonathan Franzen's THE CORRECTIONS.
Homes administers frequent doses of humor to leaven the seriousness of her concerns. That wit is deployed, not to mock or amuse, but instead to reflect our lives back to us in a fresh, often startling, way. Whether it's a swingers' club gathered at a suburban strip mall for a night of laser tag, some bizarre permutations of the American correctional system or the ministrations of an event planner arranging a South African bar mitzvah that's among the most unusual in the history of Judaism, Homes displays her penchant for putting a distinctive spin on the oddities of contemporary culture. That's a talent that can't be underestimated in a time when every day's news brings stories more inconceivable than anything conjured out of the imagination of the most talented writer of what passes for realist fiction.
And it's a reminder that, despite her book's title, Homes is a social satirist, not a moralist. Even with her sometimes painful bite, she demonstrates real compassion for her characters, and it's that depth of feeling that keeps us engrossed in their story. Because the truth is that for all its unsentimental, at times cynical, view of the current American psyche, at the end of this wild ride Homes' take on our current predicament is a fundamentally optimistic one.
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63 of 73 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Much Much Better than these reviewers are writing,
J. S. bartley "book reader" (bloomfield hills, mi USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: May We Be Forgiven: A Novel (Hardcover)
I've read two of Homes' books before and loved both of them. When I read the awful reviews on Amazon, I debated whether to read it or not. In general, I won't read a book unless it's rated 4 stars and above. I really enjoyed this book. The only reason that I don't give it 5 stars is that I realize that this is not a book for many people. I enjoyed Harold's ride of life through the book. I thought he became a pretty good person despite his background and the bad things that happen to him in the book. I think his sex life is totally unbelievable but since I thought this book was filled with comedy, I took the sex sequences as part of the comedy. I enjoyed the Nixon side of the book because I was around during his presidency and the mess he made of it. I liked how Harold's life just grew around him, almost without him trying, because he was basically a nice guy. Most families have some type of dysfunction in them and Harold's family has plenty. However, who would not care for a sick brother or sick mother? Who would not care for the other characters that come into Harold's life. I think Homes has a good insight into our lives and it shows in this good book.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars As the world turns,
JoAnne Goldberg (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: May We Be Forgiven: A Novel (Hardcover)
I don't have a lot of patience with books that don't deliver. Forgiven may be the longest book I've read all year, but never once was I tempted to skip to the end and move on to the next candidate on the nightstand. Reading the book was like sinking into an impossibly comfortable chair: I simply took pleasure in being immersed in the story and feel a little lost now that I have finished.
There are a bunch of downer reviews here that focus on the book's grim beginning and a few other sordid plot points. But a 25-words-or-less summary of Forgiven doesn't do the book justice. In fact, this is not a book with much of a plot, although a lot happens, ranging from the mundane to the no-seriously-that-could-never-have-happened. The action-packed first chapter sets the tone: readers who are willing to jump in and hang on after that whirlwind introduction are the kind of people who can ignore their inner skeptics and enjoy the ride.
Mostly, Forgiven is about characters who undergo significant transformations over the course of a year (a fact that Homes feels compelled to broadcast; we get the point). Homes has the ability to infuse a fairly large cast with such authenticity that by the time I was halfway through the book, Harry and his entourage seemed like old friends, or family, or maybe people I didn't like very much but still appreciated for their quirkiness. With a deft hand and trenchant wit, she keeps the reader not just engaged but eager to flip to the next page.
Not that this book is for everyone, as the single-star reviews will attest. It's not a fast-paced mystery, its characters are not glamorous, and the thematic foundation is of the mundane middle-aged angsty sort. But if you like dark humor, if you're not above snark, and if you are looking for a book to live in for a few hundred pages, Forgiven may be your next new favorite too.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Modern fairytale with too-easy happy ending,
Alan A. Elsner "Alan Elsner, author" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
This novel begins with an act of horrific violence that is frankly unforgivable. So my answer to the question implied by the book's title is "no." But there is an easy kind of redemption embedded in the book designed to let the protagonist (and the author) off the hook and make the reader feel good. That probably explains why reviewers loved this book and festooned it with prizes. I enjoyed it well enough - but never bought into the fairy tale aspects of the plot.
As the book begins, we are around a Thanksgiving table. The father of the family, the brutal and mentally-disturbed George Silver, is carving turkey. His two children, aged 10 and 11 sit like lumps at the table diddling with their devices. In the kitchen, George's brother Harry is kissing George's wife Jane.
Fast forward a few weeks: George is involved in a hit-and-run killing a couple in the other car and leaving their son an orphan. George bursts into his house, finds Harry and Jane together and smashes Jane in the head with a vase or something. She is fatally injured, lingers for a chapter or two in a coma and then is switched off. Harry assumes responsibility for the two children.
At first, this book seems like a progression of Harry's life downhill. He's a professor at a minor college teaching kids about Richard Nixon, the subject of an unfinished book he's been writing for years. Harry kind of admires Tricky Dicky - another character on a downward spiral. We get a lot about Nixon in this book - some real, some imagined. It seems to stand for a kind of metaphor but the meaning remained elusive for me.
Somewhere along the line, Harry hits bottom and starts to take responsibility. He begins by taking care of the family pets (the two kids are in boarding school) and then becomes more involved with the children. He begins to gather a weird community of misfits around himself -- and everyone draws strength from everyone else.
There are some bizarre episodes in this book, somewhat surrealistic and somewhat funny. But the serious intent seems to rest around the idea that if we can only connect with one another as humans, we can succeed. By the time the next Thanksgiving rolls around, Harry is OK, the kids are OK, the orphaned victim of the hit-and-run is OK, the woman who received Jane's transplanted heart is OK, the Nixon book is OK and they have even transformed a village in South Africa.
But of course this is just a fantasy. The author clearly prefers her moral dilemmas heavily diluted. In one telling episode, the 11-year-old daughter is sexually molested by her teacher at the boarding school. Remember, her psychotic father has just murdered her adulterous mother, leaving her in the care of her adulterous uncle. Instead of relating to this as a horrific crime that demands both punishment for the abuser and therapy for the victim, Harry uses it as a way of exerting $250,000 from the school to hush up the incident. That's not OK.
This book has its strengths but I do feel the critics who fell over backward to lavish uncritical praise ignored its very real weaknesses.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious Read,
This was my book club suggested read and it was painful for me. I thought it was laborious, unlikable characters and just not enjoyable for me.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars I'm not sure I loved it as much as other people seemed to,
Mary Lavers "CozyLittleBookJournal" (Dartmouth, NS, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: May We Be Forgiven: A Novel (Hardcover)
I know I've said this about a million times on this blog, but one of my favourite things about being a book blogger is that I am introduced to all kinds of books and authors who might not otherwise been on my radar. I enter lots of giveaways, I request advanced reading copies or digital galleys of books to review, or I'm sent copies by authors or publishers. More often than not, it's an author I haven't read before and I get a chance to discover them for the first time. A lot of times, it's an author who already has a big fan base even if they're new to me.
Such was the case with A.M. Homes. The reviews of her books on Goodreads are filled with people gushing about how she's their favourite writer, how they love her black humour, how they laughed out loud when reading this book. That seemed like a big claim to me since this book starts out with a horrible violent tragedy that leaves two kids orphaned and being raised by their uncle, Harold. But it is funny. Sort of. Eventually.
There are certainly elements of the absurd. Harold's bizarre attempts to find love on the internet with kinky housewives. His decision to bring bar mitzvahs to a tiny African village. His obsession with Nixon. And the most unfortunate incident when he has to explain to his young niece how to properly use a tampon (that last one still makes me wince).
But what separates the absurd humour of this novel from, say, a Christopher Moore farce, is the underlying sadness throughout the story. For all its unusual twists and turns, it's still a story abut a family torn apart by violence and trying to deal with the aftermath. Even months after watching his brother fly into a murderous rage, Harold's greatest challenge is--and remains--to forgive himself.
And that is the real power of the book. The idea that no matter how extreme, how bizarre, how absurd or how painful the world around us gets, it's our own actions we must make peace with in order to move on.
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Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through GoodReads in exchange for an honest (though not necessarily favourable) review. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Too much of a good joke,
This review is from: May We Be Forgiven: A Novel (Hardcover)
The tone is monotonous. Her short, dry, humor works well here and there; but when done for hundreds of pages it simply isn't worth it.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Mid-life curve gets rather bizarre (3.25*s),
J. Grattan (Lawrenceville, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: May We Be Forgiven: A Novel (Hardcover)
This strange, surreal, slightly humorous novel follows the bizarre developments in the life of middle-aged history professor Harold Silver following his younger brother George's violent murder of his wife Jane. Unfortunately, it is Harold, pretty much eclipsed by his dominating, big-shot TV executive brother, who succumbed to the advances of Jane and was caught red-handed by George, resulting in her enraged killing.
The story is told by Harold as essentially an outside observer, practically floating above it all, not quite believing, certainly not understanding, that his life is taking so many weird turns. First, oddly enough, after the instant dissolving of his own dysfunctional marriage, he is given custody of his brother's two children, Nate and Ashley, and moves into George's house. He bounces from one adolescent issue to the next, surprisingly, landing on his feet. More puzzling are his peculiar adventures into the world of instant Internet hookups. And then there is the mysterious female who follows him home from the A&P.
His college recognizes that he is essentially a dinosaur in the history department, his fixation on Richard Nixon being evident proof. However, he gets a second wind when Julie Eisenhower, Nixon's daughter, asks Harold to catalog her father's previously unknown efforts at fiction. The escapism is ratcheted up considerably when Harold decides that Nate's bar mitzvah should take place in a remote village in S. Africa at considerable cost. George's dealings with an Israeli agent in some sort of arms procurement boondoggle while incarcerated is way off the plausibility charts.
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Waking up federal lawmakers to the billion-dollar, life-threatening consequences of unchecked corrosion will be Job 1 when members of NACE International drop in on Capitol Hill this month.
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"Corrosion: The Low Cost of High Maintenance" will be the theme of this year's Legislative Day on Capitol Hill, the annual "fly-in" by members of NACE and ASM International (the engineering association formerly known as the American Society for Metals).
The goal of the event, set for May 29-31, is to educate legislators about the importance of corrosion control and the need for legislation that promotes corrosion prevention technologies and initiatives.
NACE is hoping for a strong turnout from its 28,000-plus members for the effort. NACE members may register free for the events, but advance registration is required by May 28.
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The three-day session includes luncheons, a dinner, group briefings and individual appointments with lawmakers, targeting leadership from the Appropriations Committee, the Armed Services Committees and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
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• May 29: Legislative update by NACE and ASM on corrosion issues and activities on Capitol Hill, followed by a welcome reception.
• May 30: Appointments (previously scheduled) with Congressional members and staff.
• May 31: Congressional briefing, "Corrosion: The Low Cost of High Maintenance," by NACE and ASM featuring a keynote address and discussion panel of experts.
• May 29: Legislative update by NACE and ASM on corrosion issues and activities on Capitol Hill, followed by a welcome reception.
• May 30: Appointments (previously scheduled) with Congressional members and staff.
• May 31: Congressional briefing, "Corrosion: The Low Cost of High Maintenance," by NACE and ASM featuring a keynote address and discussion panel of experts.
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Ten years ago, Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States, a seminal study initiated by NACE and backed by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, estimated the annual cost of corrosion at $276 billion—about 3.1% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product at the time.
Source: Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States (2002)
The report included an in-depth look at the effects of corrosion on several areas, including military preparedness and on nuclear waste storage. The annual military tab alone at that time was $20 billion, and growing.
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The new program is being actively piloted at Huntington High School, allowing students to take 16 hours of core classes required to complete an Associate's Degree in Realtime Reporting. In addition to Realtime Reporting classes, Huntington Junior College also accepts up to 32 hours of EDGE credits.
"We are very excited to partner with Cabell County schools and pilot this program to students at Huntington High School," said Dr. Catherine Snoddy, president of Huntington Junior College. "This is an opportunity for high school students to take college-level classes while in high school, giving them a jump-start on beginning a new and exciting career."
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Heard on the Hill: E-textbook programs gain traction in other universities; KU prof's mass extinction theory getting new attention; Student Union Activities accepting submissions for film contest
Barclay and (Mis)-informed -
there is ZERO evidence of a world-wide flood. While the gamma-ray burst is intriguing, there is still a lot of good science to do. However, to outright dismiss it would be premature.
January 19, 2012 at 10:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kansas expected to have hand in developing national science curriculum standards
Homechanger - there are. Archeopteryx, Tiktaalic are a couple of the most famous, but take a visit to the basement of Dyche Hall. You'll see others.
September 14, 2011 at 12:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU updates design of diplomas
Wichita State? Really?
December 3, 2010 at 8:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU wants to make "Jayhawk Generations" tuition waiver permanent
That's the all-in cost of attending. Room, board, etc The Generations reduction is only on tuition. In-state tuition $3037/semester; Non-resident $10,340/semester. So yes, it's triple.
November 11, 2010 at 9:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU wants to make "Jayhawk Generations" tuition waiver permanent
My kid is one of the 123 and it sure helped make the dream of another generation wearing the Crimson and Blue a reality. All the neighboring states offer similar programs. What's the problem with bringing bright kids that should have a better than average chance of graduating to Kansas vs. Missouri?
November 11, 2010 at 8:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kansas Rep. Tom Sloan agrees to back X-fish as state's official fossil
I'd have rather seen the Pteranodon as the state fossil since it's found in Kansas too and has more recognition than Xiphactinus. That being said, the X-fish is a cool choice too. Kansas is the best place in the world to find fossils like this and it's nice to see the recognition when they list the "State this and State that".
October 26, 2010 at 1:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
It can be, has been, worse for KU football
In those past losing streaks, if I recall, there were some ranked teams. This time, we've been killed by mediocre Baylor, KSU and T A&M. Not quite the Sooners and Huskers of the Big 8.
October 25, 2010 at 12:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Man seeks buyer for prehistoric fish fossil found in Kansas
this fish was found in the Niobrara Chalk, not in shale. I agree soft tissue can be preserved in the proper environs, but this isn't one.
If you want to see my "sea monster":
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Man seeks buyer for prehistoric fish fossil found in Kansas
I thought the same thing Chuck. I noticed he says this is the largest Cretaceous fish assembled. It's a big one, for sure, but I have a 17 footer in my basement.
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Man seeks buyer for prehistoric fish fossil found in Kansas
This should get interesting. He's the guy that tried to sell a fish to the state for millions of dollar. His statement that he found soft tissue is telling since he's a young earth creationist. You don't find soft tissue preservation in the chalk of Kansas. Scales and skin impressions, but not soft tissue. There's more to this story - mark my words.
Here's his funny website: spearofjesus.com
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- Lawrence passes resolution related to proposed police headquarters site October 28, 2014 · 37 comments
- Letter: Half-baked plan October 29, 2014 · 29 comments
- Kansas State football coach Snyder endorses Sen. Roberts October 30, 2014 · 5 comments
- Kansas GOP plans network of lawyers watching election October 29, 2014 · 27 comments
- Feds to monitor election complaints in Kansas October 30, 2014 · 1 comment
- Kansas candidate criticized for black fathers post October 30, 2014 · 4 comments
- Kansas State football coach Snyder endorses Sen. Roberts October 30, 2014
- Westar Energy retirees to see changes in health care benefits August 28, 2014
- Kansas governor faces new questions about Medicaid October 29, 2014
- Lawrence police plan DUI checkpoint Halloween night October 29, 2014
- Lawrence police chief details staffing needs if police headquarters wins approval October 29, 2014
- Lawrence man indicted on federal child pornography charges October 29, 2014
- Baldwin relishes state volleyball berth October 30, 2014
- Opinion: Memories lost, memories made October 30, 2014
- Baker University professor urges listeners to be heroes October 28, 2014
- Baker University cancels events honoring new president after student's sudden death October 30, 2014