Monthly Archives: August 2009
The Sheltering Sky turns sixty
When the book appeared, in fall 1949 (it was finally issued by New Directions), no one else knew quite what to make of it either. But they knew this bleak, spare story about a young couple from New York who … Continue reading
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Mountain Goats try to get religion, putting out new album, and going on tour
(Photo from Brooklyn Vegan) Listen to “Genesis 3:23” off the upcoming Mountain Goats album, The Life Of The World To Come (4AD). According to the press release: Somewhere in between 2007 and 2009 the same stuff started happening in John … Continue reading
Bites: Frank Portman’s playlist, Roger’s monograms, Michael Pollan, indie bookselling as football, and (maybe) one last mention of Inherent Vice .
Frank Portman, of one of my favorite pop-punk bands, Mr. T Experience, has a new book out called Andromeda Klein, and he gives Largehearted Boy a great playlist for Book Notes. N+1: Not so into zombies/alien films, but likes District … Continue reading
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Weekend Bites: Truman and Harry, David Byrne on Kindle, good friends-bad novels, Naked Lunch at 50, and more.
I always said Truman Capote knew the boy wizard, and nobody believed me. So I guess I shouldn’t buy Mastering the Art of French Cooking because “unfortunately, that will probably send even more Meryl Streep wannabes straight to bookstores looking … Continue reading
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William Burroughs coming to a screen near you
Arthur makes the point that “(u)nfortunate typography aside, this looks pretty good.” I couldn’t agree much more. http://www.burroughsthemovie.com/
Reviewed: In Heaven Everything Is Fine by Josh Frank with Charlie Buckholtz
Free Press, Reviewed by Matthew Caron In Heaven Everything Is Fine examines the “unsolved life” of Peter Ivers, a man who was seemingly many things to many people and who managed to be at the center of several major scenes … Continue reading
Coming Up: Awkward Press
We at Vol. 1 heard about Awkward Press and got all kinds of excited in knowing another group of people who are launching another fine looking indie press. All the info for their venture, and their upcoming party info is … Continue reading
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Absurdities of War, Inglourious Reviews
No, Basterds is not a Schindler’s List, a Thin Red Line, or a Casablanca. But we don’t need any more war movies like that. The emotional core, more tangible than in any of Tarantino’s other films, builds from and questions every single war movie that’s ever been made. Continue reading
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3 zine things
1. I guess we are at this point where Aaron Cometbus can walk around claiming he is the best zine writer in the game; he undoubtedly is, and I don’t think many people will argue that. He is up to … Continue reading
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