Monthly Archives: February 2010
Bites: Live Rock n’ Roll Stories, Kevin Sampsell Week, Howard Bloom Recites, Zinn Tribute, and More
We had a party with our pals over at Gigantic Magazine. Lots of people read stories, and Jackie Roman took a bunch of pictures. Granta have a video interview with writer Jim Crace . It’s Kevin Sampsell week at HTMLGiant. … Continue reading
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Happening: Robert A.A. Lowe and Rose Lazar Art Opening
I like Lowe’s work, and think this might be a pretty sweet way to experience it if you are unfamiliar. “Robert A.A. Lowe & Rose Lazar are going to have an art opening at the By and By Gallery in … Continue reading
Weekend Bites: Gawking at the Premier of Shutter Island, Flannery O’Connor’s Pad, Sante’s Photographs, Hot Librarians, Henry Miller Wakes up, and More
Olive Reader hangs out with Shutter Island writer Dennis Lehane’s publicist , and she tells us what it was like to go to a big time movie premiere. Let’s take a trip to Flannery O’Connor’s old house. N+1 discusses hockey. … Continue reading
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Awesome: Gary Panter and Charles Burns Interviewed
Gary Panter and Charles Burns are interviewed together over at Indirect Collaboration.
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Reviewed: Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever by Justin Taylor
Harper Perennial,( 2010) 208 p. Review by Tobias Carroll Halfway through “Estrellas y Rascacielos,” the third story in Justin Taylor’s collection Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever, there’s an exchange of dialogue that’s at once unexpected and critically important … Continue reading
Dead Girls Sending Postcards and Writers from Wisconsin
Does it make me an asshole that I’m even more interested in reading Kirk Farber’s forthcoming debut, Postcards from a Dead Girl, after finding out he’s from Wisconsin . Aside from Midwestern pride, I’m anticipating this book a good deal, … Continue reading
Filed under Lit.
I Think Douglas Rushkoff is Telling Us That the Media is Fucked
Douglas Rushkoff did a talk for Mediabistro about the future of the book business. I feel like this should “go viral” simply based on his choice to revisit “First they came…”.
Filed under Lit.
Three Quick Record Reviews
By Tobias Carroll 1. Venice Is Sinking: Azar (One Percent Press) Recently, Venice Is Sinking’s Lucas Jensen posted some thoughts on Google’s MP3 blog takedown at Chain of Knives. It reminded me that I’d been meaning to listen to his … Continue reading
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