Monthly Archives: August 2010
Six Degrees of Paris Review
Adam Wilson reads his “Love Letter to Elvis Costello” at our Greatest 3-Minute Record Review event then Adam Wilson publishes said letter over at The Paris Review blog. Coincidence? Absolutely not. But we like to think so.
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Short Shorts and Thursday Night Television
Posted by Tobias Carroll I’ll be thirty-four in October, and I came of age watching a certain era of comedies on NBC. Looking at the titles of some of the stories in Mary Hamilton’s chapbook We Know What We Are, … Continue reading
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The Beets Worship The Fugs
Posted by Jason Diamond This isn’t really surprising or anything; their first album was very heavily influenced by Tuli Kupferberg, Ed Sanders and Co. But listening to The Beets recorder filled Daytrotter sessions, I’m now more than willing to say … Continue reading
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Dusting Off: “A Better Angel”
A Better Angel: Stories by Chris Adrian Farrar, Strauss and Giroux; 229 p. Posted by Tobias Carroll Chris Adrian doesn’t think small. His first novel, Gob’s Grief, concerns itself with the construction of a machine to resurrect the Civil War’s … Continue reading
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Liveblogging My First Thoughts About the new Walkmen Album, Lisbon
Posted by Jason Diamond I’m sure you’re saying “who the fuck cares?” but I feel like instead of giving you 500 words of hyperbole laced criticism, I’d write a track by track reaction to the latest album by The Walkmen, … Continue reading
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Obligatory Franzen Review Roundup
Posted by Jason Diamond Please don’t mistake the title as snark, it’s that I haven’t read Freedom yet, so I’m basing my early judgments on the bazillion reviews I’m reading. “the novel of the century” - says The Guardian. “Freedom … Continue reading
Weekend Bites: Cusack as Poe, White Writers From NY, Smart Cities, Glenn Beck/Lady Gaga, and More
At A.V. Club: After years of playing the same sad sack misanthrope we’ve all come to know and love, John Cusack will play Edgar Allan Poe. At Harpers: The most expensive BBQ ever. At Jacket Copy: 12 literary oddities available … Continue reading
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Link: Ben Greenman Talk at The Millions
If you haven’t read Ben Greenman before, you should start. And do it soon. His is a dazzling, addicting talent that will draw you in and seduce you into experiencing a particularly odd sensation of belonging that only a traveler … Continue reading
Dusting Off: “Demons in the Spring” by Joe Meno
Demons in the Spring by Joe Meno Akashic Books; 272 p. Posted by Tobias Carroll Joe Meno’s coming-of-age/coming-to-punk-rock novel Hairstyles of the Damned met the world in 2004. With a collection of resonant themes and defiant first-person narration — not … Continue reading
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