Monthly Archives: April 2011
Afternoon Bites: Pixies Poetry, Marques Toliver, Tina Fey, and more
“[W]e’re definitely stuck on this demo of “White Sails,” a gorgeous mix of woozy melancholy that exists somewhere between the bold pop of Raphael Saadiq and the muted minimalism of Arthur Russell. ” Christopher Weingarten profiles the violinist and songwriter Marques … Continue reading
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Indexing: Eugene Marten, Benjamin Wallace-Wells, Twin Peaks, The Atlantic, and More!
Tobias Carroll Earlier in the week, I read Eugene Marten’s novel Waste, which I’d been meaning to read for a while now. It starts out reading like a case study in modern urban alienation: the protagonist works as a janitor, and seems … Continue reading
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The week that was: Martin Amis icing Brooklyn
Posted by Jason Diamond “I’m happy it’s lost its stigma.” Mr. Amis, he said is “icing on the cake of the cool kids moving to Brooklyn.” – Kurt Andersen, guy who founded Spy/person who I probably shouldn’t argue with. Via … Continue reading
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Morning Bites: California reading, old DFW essay, Daniel Higgs facts, and much more
People in California like to read. N+1 revisits a David Foster Wallace essay. Excerpts Alexandra Styron’s book Reading My Father: A Memoir. Facts about Daniel Higgs (Lungfish, The Skull Defekts) At McSweeneys: Kama Sutra for Midwesterners.
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Afternoon Bites: EMA, David Albahari, Bombino, Ira Cohen, and more
“She’s like the bastard daughter of Sinéad O’Connor, except twice as crazy and six times as funny.” -At Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield reviews EMA’s “California.” Ira Cohen has passed away. You should really know who he is. Tonight at Housing … Continue reading
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Coming Soon: Every Fugazi show ever recorded
Posted by Jason Diamond I’m pretty sure Fugazi is done forever. They’ve been on an “indefinite hiatus” for the last eight years, and I think they’re wise enough to know that getting back together (as Fugazi, but not necessarily some … Continue reading
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Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch make juice with Emily Gould
Last week Jon Cotner and Emily Gould were both seen on the stage at our Greatest 3-Minute food story event, and now they’re making juice together at The Awl (with Jon’s Ten Walks/Two Talks co-author, Andy Fitch).
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Morning Bites: Terry Southern Day, Harold Bloom, Aimee Bender, Werner Herzog’s 3-D, and More
How will you celebrate Terry Southern Day? Adam Fitzgerald talks to Harold Bloom at the Boston Review. At The Paris Review: Joshua Cohen talks to Yoram Kaniuk. Aimee Bender talks to Largehearted Boy about music she likes. Werner Herzog may … Continue reading
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Afternoon Bites: Will Allison, The Sandwitches, Herman Melville, and more
“Though her criticisms are often less than gentle (“I’m going to throw up” is a representative margin note), she makes my work better. Much, much better. I save her marked-up manuscripts as an unluckier husband might save love letters.” -Will … Continue reading
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Love in the time of Oneida
Posted by Jason Diamond The folks at L Magazine asked me what I thought was wrong with the Brooklyn music scene. Since I consider myself less a member of the music scene (I have zero musical ability), and more of … Continue reading
