The Best Limitation of the Self: Ben Folds Fifty-Five Vault
February 27, 2012 at 8:21 am by Jonah Rank
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Hillel the Elder and Ben Folds reflect on their selves in much the same way.
So Over the Bars of a Graveyard: “Amelia Bright” & the Imperative of Resurrection
December 1, 2011 at 4:19 pm by Jonah Rank
Despite a lively live performance of “Amelia Bright” 11 years ago, Darren Jessee’s song has died and returned to life. An exploration of the artistic imperative of techiyyat hammetim–the “resurrection” of dead art.
First Impressions of Lonely Avenue by Ben Folds: Revelation
September 28, 2010 at 11:03 pm by Jonah Rank
A step-by-step narrative of the process of Ben Folds’ Lonely Avenue being “revealed” to Jonah Rank, imagining what it must be like for Torah to be revealed to Israel; and what does it mean to revisited that which was once revealed?