Monthly Archives: August 2010
Six Questions for Emma Straub
Posted by Jason Diamond Every week when I get to work and turn on my computer, one of the first things I wonder is “what is Emma Straub up to this week?” From making killer prints with her husband Michael … Continue reading
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Eight Words on This Video for the Grass Widow Song “Fried Egg”
This video only makes me like them more…
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…maybe not with jetpacks.
Posted by Tobias Carroll Charlie Huston’s The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death was a well-made bit of noir, encompassing crime scene cleanups, the legacy of 70s Hollywood, and a series of damaged familial relationships. I haven’t read … Continue reading
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Prince Rama Bridges the Unknown Gap Between Kurt Vonnegut and Animal Collective
Posted by Jason Diamond Prince Rama, whose new album Shadow Temple, comes out on Animal Collectives Paw Tracks label on Sept. 14th, makes a sound that brings to mind Werner Herzog soundtracks done by Popol Vuh mixed Gang Gang Dance … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Pioneer One
Posted by Tobias Carroll Last week, I watched the first episode of a science fiction series called Pioneer One. (Via Warren Ellis’s blog.) It’s being produced directly for the internet, and is being funded using a micro-funding model that anyone … Continue reading
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Everything I Needed to Know About the Publishing Industry Circa 2010 I Learned From an Article in The Atlantic
Posted by Jason Diamond That’s not 100% accurate, but the Chris Jackson piece titled “All the Sad Young Literary Women” seems like a good roundup of a lot of things people are afraid of/that’s wrong with publishing, and also utilizes … Continue reading
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Quick Link: Michael Ian Black Interview
Posted by Jason Diamond I interviewed Michael Ian Black at Jewcy about screaming at a heckler who made an Obama/Hitler comparison. If the same situation happened, except it was on “Celebrity Poker Showdown”, and Hank Azaria (also a Jew) said … Continue reading
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Turkey Made Better Psychedelic Music Than Your Country
I made it a point to collect all ten volumes of the “Love, Peace & Poetry” psychedelic compilations, because each one seemed to get better than the one before it. But hands down, my favorite was volume 9 from Turkey, … Continue reading
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Weekend Bites: Cemetery Gates, James Ellroy, Franzen, Jewish Writers, and More
The cemetery where e.e. cummings and Eugene O’Neill are buried. (Boston Globe) The Guardian talks about James Ellroy. Jonathan Franzen vs. Richard Stark. You know how people are always saying “there are so many great Jewish writers”? Here is your … Continue reading
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Dick Watching: Loomings
Posted by Juliet Linderman Hello Dick lovers! Welcome to the first installment of Dick Watching, where we’ll be bringing you the sexiest Moby Dick-related links on the internet. Excited? Of course you are. 1. Apparently there are a whole lot … Continue reading
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