Sunday Music: Leonard Cohen Old Ideas
His voice is unmistakeable, his lyrics are second to none. And I’m not talking Dylan here. For nearly as long as Dylan has, Leonard Cohen has been creating incomparable songs–songs that deal with...
View ArticleMovie Review: Barbara, The Lives of Others, and Paranoia
Berlin Wall illustration by jpbohannon © 2013 The East German film Barbara begins with a sense of paranoia and never backs off. Colors are muted, weather is stormy and damp, buildings are dilapidated....
View ArticleBook Review: Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen
illustration 2014 by jpbohannon A few weeks back I saw a photograph of Jonathan Letham’s favorite books. Among the titles on the row of spines, I noticed a book by Leonard Cohen called Beautiful...
View ArticleLeonard Cohen: You Want it Darker
RIP: Leonard Cohen (illustration 2016 by jpbohannon) About a month ago, a coworker sent me a YouTube link of the title track of Leonard Cohen’s upcoming album, You Want It Darker. She wanted me both to...
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