Nathan Heller
@nathanheller
New Yorker staff writer, Vogue contributing editor, semi-pro eavesdropper, overcaffeinated earth child.
Now writing THE PRIVATE ORDER for Penguin Press.
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https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/nathan-heller 21-07-2009 02:51:20
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This, from Nathan Hellerâs piece on attention a few New Yorkers ago, is very precisely the definition of art that I used to teach my students. I like the way itâs framed here.
The writeups I saw last week when Prof. Helen Vendler died were all about her scholarship, which was, of course, huge. But I knew her as a teacherâa generous, rigorous, encouraging teacher. So I was glad when my friend âŚNathan Heller⊠wrote about / newyorker.com/culture/postscâŚ
While reporting on our diminishing attention spans, Nathan Heller encountered the Order of the Third Birdâa secret international fellowship, supposedly going back centuries, the members of which meet to intentionally and intensely concentrate on art works. nyer.cm/fZ8xcCp
Enjoyed the luxury of reading Nathan Hellerâs article âThe Battle for Attentionâ in my paper copy of The New Yorker, but then came here looking for someone to talk to about it.
âWe began to think of art works in need of attention that they donât receive . . .ââfrom the Annals of Inquiry, by âŚNathan Heller⊠newyorker.com/magazine/2024/âŚ
In this week's The New Yorker, I have what seemed to me an urgent piece. It's about attention (why we're losing it, how to get it back). But it's also about coming together, a secret international order, and what happens between a person and a work of art. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/âŚ
Luca Guadagninoâs absurdly sexy tennis film, âChallengers,â reached No. 1 at the box office this weekend. Revisit Nathan Hellerâs 2018 Profile of the Italian director: nyer.cm/wKLIVQY
How absolutely wonderful to see Etel as today's Google doodle, with her beloved Mount Tamalpais peaking over her shoulder. â¤ď¸â¤ď¸ #EtelAdnan