Net Loss; QE72 by Sebastian Smee literary-fiction Here was a very-much-alive half-Lebanese

Here was a very-much-alive half-Lebanese writer (from provincial Brisbane

to his global tour

biographer and screenwriter

I can’t go with you

Net Loss; QE72 by Sebastian Smee literary-fiction Here was a very-much-alive half-LebaneseWe live in an age of constant distraction. Is there a price to pay for this? In this superb essay, renowned critic Sebastian Smee explores the fate of the inner life in the age of the internet. Throughout history, artists and thinkers have cultivated the deep self, and seen value in solitude and reflection. But today, with social media, wall to wall marketing and the agitation of modern life, everything feels illuminated, transparent. We feel bereft