About Elizabeth @lizflock
Elizabeth Flock is an independent journalist who reports on justice and gender. She can be reached at elizabethflock@gmail.com
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Arts Jan 25
George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is a best-seller again. Here’s why it resonates nowTrump’s presidency is sparking fears that bring new relevance to the dystopian novel, particularly because of how Trump uses language, Orwell experts say.
Arts Jan 24
Inside ‘La La Land’s’ ‘Audition,’ and what it takes to compose an Oscar-nominated songHow much work goes into a best original song or score? “La La Land” composer Justin Hurwitz, who received Oscar nominations for both original score and two original songs this morning, and already won both prizes at the Golden Globes,…
Arts Jan 23
WATCH: La La Land sweeps as Oscar picks are announcedFavorites for nominations this year include the breakout musical, "La La Land," the affecting drama, "Manchester by the Sea," and the coming-of-age film, "Moonlight," all three of which performed well in the Golden Globes. "Moonlight," which follows a boy as…
Poetry Jan 23
For the film ‘Paterson,’ poet Ron Padgett wrote four original poemsThis poem is one of four that American poet Ron Padgett wrote specifically for the new Jim Jarmusch film “Paterson,” which follows a poetry-writing bus driver (played by Adam Driver) who shares a name with his city of Paterson, New…
Arts Jan 18
Roxane Gay on ‘difficult women,’ divisions in feminism and the Women’s March on WashingtonRoxane Gay, feminist, essayist, novelist, comic book writer, keen observer of pop culture and lover of tiny baby elephants, is out with a new collection of short stories , called "Difficult Women." On the eve of the Women's March on…
Poetry Jan 17
When politics gets out of hand, turn to this poemSince the election, thousands of musicians, poets and other writers have mobilized across the country to protest the rhetoric and proposed policies of President-elect Donald Trump. On Sunday, “Writers Resist” events were held around the country. But while less visible,…
Poetry Jan 16
As ‘writers resist’ Trump, an interview with a poet in protestOn Sunday, writers and artists rallied across the country in defense of freedom of speech and to protest the political discourse of President-elect Donald Trump. The Writers Resist events took place in Tuscaloosa, Fresno, Helena Denver, Chicago, Baltimore,and Washington D.C.,…
Arts Jan 13
What book has been most meaningful to you?Will Schwalbe, New York Times best-selling author of "The End of Your Life Book Club," and now, of the new "Books for Living," sat down with our arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown to talk about what books are for.
Arts Jan 12
Why Shepard Fairey’s inauguration protest posters won’t have Trump on them"We thought it was the right time to make a campaign that’s about diversity and inclusion, about people seeing the common bonds we have, and our connections as human beings," says the graphic artist of his project “We the People”…
Poetry Jan 09
The all-American essence of Kansas, Camaros and ‘Jennifer’“[This poem] looks at the emptiness of American Exceptionalism and concepts of our ‘greatness’ but by talking about the name Jennifer… a quintessentially American name,” said Adair-Hodges, who said the poem came out of “thinking about names as signifiers” --…