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More “In Cold Blood” Murders?
Perry Smith and Richard Hickock’s murder of the Clutter in 1959 inspired Truman Capote to research and write what is today considered his greatest work, In Cold Blood. But did the convicted killers (who were executed in 1965) have more blood on their hands? Sarasota County sheriff’s detective Kimberly McGath thinks so, and is investigating the pair for the murder of two children and their parents a few weeks after the Clutter murders took place in Kansas. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google […]
Morning Bites: Debate Novels, In Cold Blood Case Files, Hitchcock’s New York, Emily Blunt’s Accent and More
A whole bunch of Adrian Tomine illustrations from New York Drawings are up for your viewing pleasure at Paper. Sorry, you can’t buy those cases that contain files from the murder that inspired Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. Jeffrey Eugenides gushes all over Denis Johnson. Is there a great debate novel? Dustin Kurtz looks into it. Scouting New York tracks down the filming locations of Hitchcock’s North by Northwest. Is Emily Blunt’s fake American accent better than her real English one? Jesse […]
Morning Bites: Talking Some Zadie, Bow Tie Fans, Letters From Burroughs, Reviewing Joshua Cohen and More
That time William Burroughs wrote Truman Capote a letter. Joshua Cohen’s Four New Messages is reviewed at The New York Times. Cohen will be in conversation with our own Jason Diamond at McNally Jackson on August 9th. Christopher Buckley remembers Gore Vidal at The New Republic. Three Guys One Book talk some Zadie Smith. What Madeline Albright reads. Famous lovers of the bow tie at Flavorwire. There’s a new song by The xx. We’re excited by this. Follow Vol. 1 […]
Like Holly Golightly’s Creepy Little Sister
The title of this post perfectly sums up how The Ettes sound on the recently released single off their album Wicked Will. Just be aware that we aren’t talking about the Holly Golightly of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Morning Bites: Gay Writers Who Changed America, Geoff Dyer, Kraftwerk In New York, And More
Kraftwerk will play a residency at MoMA in April. Gallerist has a slideshow of some classic photos of the German band. Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, and other gay writers who changed America. Geoff Dyer talks to Guernica about his latest book, Zona. Lincoln Michel breaks down some Kafka. Chloe Caldwell remembers falling in love with New York at The Rumpus. Just so you know, Dave Mustaine didn’t formally endorse Rick Santorum. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Greatest Books I’ve Never Read #1: “On The Road”
In this examination of books he should have probably read, one Vol. 1 contributor examines why he didn’t.
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 Christian Lorentzen’s piece in The Observer, “Almost Amis.” Questions: Will Martin Amis be seen making trips to BookCourt wearing dad jeans? Will NYU build a dorm in Park Slope? Will this make Jonathan Lethem talk more shit about Brooklyn? Will […]
Holly Golightly is a Callgirl
In response to a new West End, London production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, which portrays iconic Holly Golightly as a prostitute, straight up and unambiguously, Book Bench has posted part of a 1968 Playboy interview with Truman Capote on the subject. Capote: Holly Golightly was not precisely a callgirl. She had no job, but accompanied expense-account men to the best restaurants and night clubs, with the understanding that her escort was obligated to give her some sort of gift, perhaps […]