Monthly Archives: August 2011
Afternoon Bites: Péter Nádas, Molly Gaudry, the emotional maturity of superheroes, and more
Joshua Cohen on Péter Nádas: “He’s completed, or rather incompleted, an ornate secular monstrosity that must rank as one of his country’s strangest, most ambitious literary achievements.” At the Voice: Christopher R. Weingarten on the pigfuck revival. (See also: Pop. 1280, … Continue reading
Band Booking: Jacuzzi Boys
Interview by Tobias Carroll Miami’s Jacuzzi Boys play energetic, smart punk rock, abounding with garage-rock energy and just a touch of Televison-inspired surrealism. I spoke with bassist Danny Gonzalez on the eve of the release of Glazin‘, the trio’s second … Continue reading
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Morning Bites: Dan Fante on John Fante, Porchista Khakpour, Thelma & Louise, and more
Publishers Weekly gives us a lineup of the most literary cemeteries in the world. [The picture above is Herman Melville's grave at Woodlawn cemetery in The Bronx via us.] “John Fante was also sort of a hack and was always … Continue reading
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Afternoon Bites: George Pelecanos, Kate Beaton, Rick Moody, and more
“The tunes made movies in my head and jacked up my imagination. I had a crazy idea that I might write stories some day, perhaps make films. But how would an unconnected Greek kid get there? If my plan was … Continue reading
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Some Updike on The Kid’s birthday
Posted by Jason Diamond Born in San Diego on this day in 1918, and named after President Theodore Roosevelt, Ted Williams would grow up to become arguably the greatest pure hitter the game of baseball has ever known. Equally loved … Continue reading
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Morning Bites: Paul Bowles, Ahab’s mixtape, Madonna’s Sex, late Delta blues legends, and more
An essay on Paul Bowles lust for traveling. Folks on Twitter try to come up with names for Michele Bachmann’s forthcoming memoir. Three trailers for the upcoming film adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s story collection Ecstasy. Captain Ahab gets a mixtape. … Continue reading
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Courtney Love loves Salman Rushdie?
Posted by Jason Diamond And you never thought Kurt Cobain and the writer of The Satanic Verses would ever have anything in common. According to the Times of India: “The 47-year-old American singer [Love] clicked with 64-year-old Rushdie at a … Continue reading
Afternoon Bites: Saul Bass, Larry David meets Richard Yates, Serge Gainsbourg tribute, and more
The life and designs of Saul Bass. The time when Larry David dated the daughter of Richard Yates… There was a big Serge Gainsbourg tribute in California, and Stereogum covered it. Book Stalker gives us a weekly roundup. You think … Continue reading
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Any Gay Talese video will make you want to be a better person
“A flunky was what I was.”
Reviewed: “The Call” by Yannick Murphy
Review by Tobias Carroll The Call by Yannick Murphy Harper Perennial; 223 p. The first thing you notice when reading Yannick Murphy’s novel The Call is the way that it’s organized. The narrator, David Appleton, is a veterinarian in rural … Continue reading
