Monthly Archives: October 2010
Reviewed: Deborah Willis, Vanishing and Other Stories
Deborah Willis, Vanishing and Other Stories (Harper Perennial) 288 p. Review by Tobias Carroll Vanishing and Other Stories, Deborah Willis’s first work of fiction, is a collection of precise observations, showcasing particular groups under some sort of duress. Set largely … Continue reading
A Letter to Jonathan Franzen About His Reading List on Oprah That Will Never be Replied To.
Posted by Jason Diamond Dear Franzy (I know you HATE that nickname), Hey, how are you? How are your glasses and bags of money doing?
Rose Peddles: The Best of Charlie Rose Interviewing Authors.
Posted by Nick Curley May 26th, 1995: Norman Mailer. Summary: Today would have been Lee Harvey Oswald’s seventy-first birthday. From the 92nd Street Y, Mailer hypes his conspiracy theories about JFK’s death towards his book Oswald’s Tale. Branching out of … Continue reading
Hapening: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Play for Brooklyn Public Library
Our pals at The Desk Set are hosting an after-party for the Brooklyn Public Library gala, which in all fairness, is probably way cooler than the gala itself. It’s also $35 bucks.
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I Swear This is the Year I’m Going to Read Nicole Krauss
All because of the good press. At The Globe and Mail and at The New York Times
Filed under Lit.
Monday Musica: Minimal John Cassavetes and Robert Johnson, aTelecine and More
Posted by Jason Diamond Composer Ekkehard Ehlers interprets the work of John Cassavetes and Robert Johnson. (Via Dangerous Minds). Don’t be interested in aTelecine just because Sasha Grey is involved, or because her “interest in Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Sunn O))), … Continue reading
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Weekend Bites: All Tomorrow’s Magazine Parties, Pank’s Queer Issue, Salinger’s Bio, Great Expectations Cake and More
La Petite Zine + Annalemma Magazine are having their release parties together at Bruar Falls on Sunday. The very awesome Greenlight Bookstore turns 2 today (Saturday). Go there, spend a hundred bucks, and they will give you a free tote … Continue reading
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Blane from “Pretty in Pink” knows how to Travel
Posted by Jason Diamond I know he probably hates to be thought of as “Blane from Pretty in Pink,” “guy in the Less Than Zero film adaptation” or “tolerable dude in Weekend at Bernie’s,” but until 30 seconds ago that’s … Continue reading
Dick Watching: The Crotch
Posted by Juliet Linderman Hey there dick watchers and welcome to Friday, which lovingly holds hands with everyone’s favorite Moby Dick-related link list, Dick Watching. So welcome to it, and let’s get on with it!
