Monthly Archives: March 2011
Afternoon Bites: Howard Jacobson, Amelia Gray, Literary Hype, and More
Do you maybe want to see Howard Jacobson at the NYPL? “Trying to describe experimental writing by linking certain forms to it, like stream-of-consciousness or changes in point of view, is like trying to describe a protest by noting that … Continue reading
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Indexing: Jacques Derrida vs. Judd Apatow, Shya Scanlon, Cupcakes, the Completist’s Guide to the Tournament of Books, and More!
Nick Curley Blessed is he with too much to read, but I get a megaton bomb dropped on my head and much catching up to do. On Monday I received from a truly good egg a shipment of David Foster … Continue reading
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Morning Bites: Colson Whitehead, post-Borders for Writers, Terese Svoboda Poems, and More
Colson Whitehead, zombies, and Joy Division. These things are linked. Thinking about a post-Borders world from the point of view of a person who doesn’t have any other bookstore options. Three poems by Terese Svoboda over at The Awl. Pitch … Continue reading
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Lars Ulrich of Metallica in Ernest Hemingway Biopic
Posted by Jason Diamond From the Things that Sorta Make No Sense department: Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has been cast in an HBO drama also starring Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen. The film, called “Hemingway And Gellhorn”, is described as … Continue reading
Afternoon Bites: Book Hoarders, Translations, Mannequin Men, and More
Some people can never have enough books. At The Millions, news of the nominees for the Best Translated Book Award. (Spoiler: fans of César Aira, Marlene Van Niekerk, and Michal Ajvaz — among others — will be pleased.) Via Edward Champion: … Continue reading
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The Only Living Boy in Nakon Phanom: A Review of “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”
Posted by Nick Curley Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. 2010, Thailand, 114 minutes. I downloaded Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives four months after it won the … Continue reading
The History of Liquid Liquid in Under 1,000 Words
Liquid Liquid’s first act virtually defined the early-’80s sound of downtown New York—that heroic era in nightlife history when you didn’t have to choose between going dancing and going to a rock show, because they were the same thing. (Via … Continue reading
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Interview: Danielle Dutton of Dorothy, a publishing project
Interview by Tobias Carroll Dorothy, a publishing project, released its first two books to much acclaim in the last months of 2010. One of them was a new edition of Barbara Comyns’s Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead (which … Continue reading
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Morning Bites: Post-Google Settlement, Téa Obreht, Zines, Talk Normal, and More
After Judge Denny Chin‘s decision to reject the Google Books Settlement, what comes next? Téa Obreht talks about The Tiger’s Wife. Flavorwire looks at the zines that may have changed your life. Field Notes has released a special dry transfer … Continue reading
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