Condemning art as manipulative is a non sequitur, of course. All art is manipulative. Steve Erickson artcondemnmanipulative Change image and share on social
Walter Cronkite was the last newsman everyone trusted in the same way that the Beatles were the last music everyone loved and Marilyn was the last star everyone concurred was worthy of the word. Steve Erickson beatlesconcurcronkite Change image and share on social
Every thought and word that a novelist thinks or writes is part of that castle constructed from sands on the beach of Me, including the turret or rampart or moat he may have thought or written on behalf of someone or something else. Steve Erickson beachbehalfcastle share on social
I rode the buses in L.A. until I was in my early 30s, and there's something about driving or riding through L.A. after sundown, when the Utopian city goes into hiding and another city comes out, more Doors and less Byrds. Steve Erickson 30sbusebyrd share on social
For half a century, the Sunset Strip was the asphalt timeline of American popular music. My most distinct memory, from more years ago than I'll confess to, is waiting for a table at the Olde World, which occupied a wedge of territory at Sunset and Holloway Drive, where the daiquiris became more vicious the longer you sat in the sun. Steve Erickson agoamericanasphalt share on social
Drawing the desperate and the adrift, Los Angeles has long been the dumping ground of dreams both real and cinematic. Steve Erickson adriftangelescinematic Change image and share on social
'Lincoln' is impressive enough to almost make you forget how much Daniel Day-Lewis dominates the endeavor. Steve Erickson danieldaydominate Change image and share on social
Before movies, memory unspooled differently in the mind, trailing off in dust-blasted fade-out rather than spliced-together flashback; before photography, memory rippled like a reflection on water's surface, less precise but more profoundly true. Steve Erickson blastdifferentlydust share on social
There's no rule that we have to like the characters movies are about. Steve Erickson charactermovierule Change image and share on social
I've decided 'Breaking Bad' may be one of the best TV shows ever, but I had to watch every last episode of the first four seasons to come to that conclusion. Steve Erickson badbreakconclusion Change image and share on social