Monthly Archives: September 2010
Dick Watching: The Chart
\All you Dicksters out there: You know what time it is. It’s Dick Watching time. But no more of this blubbering now, we are going a-whaling, and there is plenty of that yet to come!
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Buy: “Mirror Me” Zine
Posted by Jason Diamond “Mirror Me” is a collaborative exhibition and performance organized by Brandon Stosuy and Kai Althoff, that has been turned into a zine. Knowing Stosuy’s good taste (which seems to extend far beyond just the music he … Continue reading
Happy Stephen Elliott Day
It’s a good day to be Stephen Elliott. According to the Observer, Perez Hilton (!?), and Elliott’s Twitter, James Franco has optioned The Adderall Diaries. Not only that, but yesterday the book came out in paperback.
Went to: Blake Butler, Rachel B. Glaser, Jon Cotner & Andy Fitch, and Timothy Donnelly at WORD’s Indie Press Night
Posted by Tobias Carroll I spent Tuesday night at WORD in Greenpoint for their Indie Press Night series — this particular evening featuring five writers representing four independent presses. Here’s what I saw and heard.
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On Paranoid Television: “Rubicon”
Posted by Tobias Carroll I’ve been watching — and quite enjoying — Rubicon, the longform conspiracy thriller currently airing on AMC. The fine critics Alan Sepinwall and Maureen Ryan have each written good summaries of why this is something you … Continue reading
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A Brief Interlude brought to you by Dick Watching: Herman Melville Forever
Posted by Juliet Linderman Hey there, Dick Watchers. We interrupt your regularly scheduled Vol. 1 Brooklyn programming to bring you this announcement: Herman Melville died today. I mean, he died today, 119 years ago. But still, all you whale lovers, … Continue reading
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Gayngs Make Uber-Irony Alright
Posted by Jason Diamond The George Michael cover they presented us with last week was a doozy. Now, Gayngs gives us a cover of the song that makes me think most of all the cocaine I missed out on doing … Continue reading
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50 Years Ago Today Ted Williams Hit His Last Home Run and John Updike Wrote About It
Posted by Jason Diamond I’ve said it more than a few times, but “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu” by John Updike is my favorite piece of sports writing ever. And as pointed out in the New York Times on Sunday, … Continue reading
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Herman Melville Died Today, Miguel de Cervantes was Born Tomorrow, and Truman Capote Came the Day After Tomorrow
In an effort to “scoop” everybody on all three of these breaking stories, we figured it would be wise to lump all of them into one post.
Filed under Lit.
Personal Top Ten: Favorite 90s RnB, Booty Bass, and Rap Songs
By Jason Diamond We’re going to be presenting a weekly personal top ten list. Got one you want to add? Email info@vol1brooklyn.com your idea. I’m not trying to be ironic or cutesy with this, lately I’ve just been heavily into … Continue reading
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