Monthly Archives: October 2011
Morning Bites: Shalom Auslander, Neal Pollack, German publishers, horror films, and more
The beautiful books of Lubok Verlag Publishing. (Via Design*Sponge) Shalom Auslander calls his friends Ira Glass and Sarah Vowell to ask if he can stay in their attics if the next Holocaust happens. The Lapham’s Quarterly podcast talks to John … Continue reading
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Afternoon Bites: Derek Raymond, BELLS≥, Norman Rush, and more
Melville House has audio up from 1993 of Derek Raymond reading from his fantastic novel I Was Dora Suarez. They’ve recently reissued his Factory novels, some of the bleakest, most intense crime fiction you’re likely to read. Earlier this year, … Continue reading
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Talking Void with Nathan Larson
Posted by Jason Diamond The Faith/Void split LP was released into the world in September of 1982. Since its release, many enthusiasts of early hardcore claim that it’s one of best examples of the genre ever to be put onto vinyl — … Continue reading
Morning Bites: Murakami and Sam Anderson, Tintin, naked parties, George Saunders, and more
Sam Anderson and Haruki Murakami hanging out, doing stuff and whatnot. George Saunders talks to The New Yorker about his story in this week’s issue, Tenth of December. “[H]e was what you’d get if you combined Walter Cronkite with Colonel … Continue reading
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Indexing: Ann Beattie at the DMV, Ben Tarnoff, Frank Bill, Geoff Dyer, Orwell, and So Much More!
A roundup of things consumed by our editors. Jason Diamond Ann Beattie’s Mrs. Nixon was my company when I waited in line at the DMV in Herald Square for two hours yesterday, trying to get my drivers license for the first … Continue reading
Afternoon Bites: Lydia Millet, Victor LaValle, Spike Jonze, and more
“Typically my writing prompt is nothing fancy—just your basic same old, same old. Fear of death.” Lydia Millet shares on artist Dimitri Kozyrev. Geoff Dyer, in the Guardian, begins a series on writing fiction. Victor LaValle responds to Laura Miller’s essay … Continue reading
The OWS-Inspired Gazette
Posted by Jason Diamond Created by n+1 editors, Occupy! is a forty-page history, both personal and documentary, and the beginning of an analysis of the first month of the occupation that began on Wall Street, and has now spread all … Continue reading
Morning Bites: Emily Dickinson’s cake, WORD in the NYT, Edgar Allan Pumpkin, Tom Waits, and more
Emily Dickinson’s coconut cake recipe is revealed. WORD gets a fantastic writeup in the New York Times. Susan Orlean’s Rin Tin Tin book gets a review in the Times as well. Tom Waits talks to the LA Times. Literature pumpkins. Occupy Wall … Continue reading
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Afternoon Bites: Occupy Writers, Colson Whitehead, Camille DeAngelis, and more
“As a veterans of ’90s hardcore, we agreed that there was a distinct Punk Planet vibe, as if the beloved zine had returned as slogans on cardboard or duct tape rather than perfect bound. It made me want to do … Continue reading
