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Morning Bites: Joan of Arc’s birthday, Kate Christensen’s pork dumplings, Björk in New York, Hitchens’ last, and more
Syd Barrett, Carl Sandburg, and Joan of Arc were all born on this day. Kate Christensen’s recipe for pork dumplings with scallion-ginger sauce. Vanity Fair runs Christopher Hitchens’ final column, “Charles Dickens Inner Child.” New fiction by J.E. Reich up at fwriction. (Then check out Reich’s Sunda Story.) Björk is going to be hanging out in New York quite a bit. 3 words: Ancient British porn. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr. Got tips for Bites? Info@Vol1brooklyn.com
Melissa Broder’s Meat Heart
Posted by Jason Diamond Our obsession with Melissa Broder has been going on since 2010, and it doesn’t look to begin tapering off anytime soon. Her latest book of poetry, Meat Heart, is out in March. Go to Publishing Genius for all the information, and then consider following Ms. Broder on Twitter. She’s one of the only people on there that we totally recommend you pay any attention to. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr.
Morning Bites: The Louvin Brothers, The Moment, Isaac Newton’s sins, the Why We Broke Up project, and more
Benjamin Whitmer, who helped Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers write a memoir, talks to Book Bench. Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman present the Why We Broke Up project. Larry Smith of SMITH Magazine talks about The Moment. J. Hoberman is out as the Village Voice film critic. (Shame!) Isaac Newton’s list of sins. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr. Got tips for Bites? Info@Vol1brooklyn.com
James Franco and when celebrity books go horribly wrong
Posted by Jason Diamond and Tobias Carroll Yesterday the Observer reported that Amazon had acquired James Franco’s debut novel, Actors Anonymous, and the universe exploded with shit talking pretty much all across the board. We aren’t sure if this is because the love affair with Franco has gone away, because Amazon is publishing it, or a combination of both. What we do know is that James Franco still seems like a fun guy to hang out with, and we really love Freaks & […]
Morning Bites: The Girl With The Wagner Tattoo, Talking Moby-Dick, coffee goes up, and more
The WQXR blog asks: “Is the Vanger family in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo based on the family of Richard Wagner and his descendants” after an LA Times article points out the similarities. Ray Bradbury, Tony Kushner, Laurie Anderson and Frank Stella talk Moby-Dick on a rerun of Studio 360’s “American Icons” series. What do Jami Attenberg and Wal-Mart have in common? New York Starbucks coffee to go up ten cents. D’Angelo covering Soundgarden is the sound of babies being […]
Ben Marcus and the dystopia avalanche of 2012
Posted by Jason Diamond The bad news: the world is a total mess right now, and since it’s 2012, you will be reminded every day until late December that the world is suppoed to end this year. The good news that comes from that sense of impending doom: there’s no lack of dystopian literature. As of the 3rd day of the new year, Miles Klee’s Ivyland and The Flame Alphabet by Ben Marucs look like they’re going to be at the top of […]
You look like you want to read something
It looks like you’re dragging today. Back to work from a holiday vacation? A New Year drinking binge that lasted 72 hours? Whatever the case, you are obviously behind a computer at this very moment, so maybe read the following things (think of this as Bites on steroids): 1. Our buddy Sean Doyle has a story called “Chongo the Pimp” up at Freerange. Read that, then read his Sunday Story from a few months back, “The Huffer.” 2. The Rumpus never […]