Pireski says she doesn't really pay attention to the racial breakdown of the gas. Pireski: "I literally couldn't figure out whether the author of this was doing thinly veiled criticism" The point isn't just a mock this, it's going to be part of our application to the thought criminal club," he adds.
What’s the meaning of a work of art? Does the text mean just what the author intends it to mean? Does it matter what Kubrick and Arthur C. Clark thinks about the end of 2001? Or is the artist’s interpretation just one interpretation among many once the text is out in the world? We explore the question of authorial intent, and brace yourselves - this is just about as postmodern as David gets.
Plus – do we have what it takes to get an invite to the thought criminals club?
Links
The Party is Canceled [newyorker.com]
Was I Wrong About The Irishman? by Thomas Flight [youtube.com]
Authorial Intent [wikipedia.org]
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