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Matthew Jakubowski

08.02.09

Matthew Jakubowski is a literary critic and novelist who lives in West Philadelphia.

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Matthew Jakubowski’s literary criticism appears regularly in the Philadelphia City Paper and the online magazine QuarterlyConversation.com. He has written reviews, essays and articles for The Brooklyn Rail, Grid magazine and Name Calling. He is an active member of the National Book Critics Circle and recently completed his second novel. He lives in West Philadelphia.

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Berlin’s lesson in peaceful revolution	November 10 2009
As the world marks the fall of the Berlin Wall, let’s not forget the real heroes of that revolutionary moment– neither Reagan nor Gorbachev, but East Berliners themselves, who left their weapons home to confront one of the world’s most heavily-guarded borders.
Solnit’s ‘Paradise Built in Hell’	September 15 2009
Do natural disasters bring out the best or the worst in people? Rebecca Solnit argues that such communal calamities trigger a “civic temperament” in human nature that leads people to shine rather than go for each other’s throats— which scares the hell out of political leaders. A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster. By Rebecca Solnit. Viking, 368 pages, $27.95. www.amazon.com.
Yale and those Muhammad cartoons	August 21 2009
To avoid potential violence, Yale University Press has announced that the controversial 2005 Danish newspaper cartoons satirizing the prophet Muhammad (like the one at left) will be omitted from a forthcoming book about the global riots provoked by those cartoons. Is this a case of responsible behavior or intellectual cowardice? The Cartoons That Shook the World. By Jytte Klausen. To be published in November 2009 at Yale University Press. For Yale’s statement, visit yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/KlausenStatement.asp
The Mann experience: A newcomer's perspective	August 02 2009
Thursday’s showcase for pianists Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang with the Philadelphia Orchestra left many patrons swooning with delight. But it raised a few questions in the mind of a first-time visitor to the Mann who sat in the cheap seats. Philadelphia Orchestra, with pianists Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang. July 30, 2009 at Mann Center for the Performing Arts. www.manncenter.org.