The Guardian view on the power of brevity in the arts: an antidote to the blather of politics | Editorial
From the Marx Brothers to Albert Camus and Claire Keegan, concise storytelling can get to the heart of the matter What role do the arts have at a time of political change when little is certain except for a vast spillage of words? One answer is: to be succinct, entertaining and enduringly truthful. Fortunately, this is within easy reach in a wide range of disciplines. Take the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup, which looks mo…