A look at the books of Orange is the New Black, Black Flag lawsuits, writers’ retirements, ways to preserve endangered media, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Writers’ Retirements, Black Flag Lawsuit, Shakespeare in Prison, Endangered Media, and More
Afternoon Bites: Amy Ella Blanchard’s Home, Proust/Munro Birthday, Converted Movie Palaces, “Demon Dog,” and More
Visiting the home of a 19th-century children’s book author, reading about dogs demonic and sacred, new music from Destruction Unit, and the birthdays of two beloved authors.
Morning Bites: Art of the 1920s, James Bond’s Style, Alice Munro for Newbies, Pepper Vodka and More
Art of the 1920s hits the Cleveland Museum, and Huffington Post has a slideshow for it. The Millions has put together a great Alice Munro primer for beginners. Rosie Schaap talks pepper vodka. Fifty years of James Bond style. Some great photos of Brooklyn gangs of the 1950s at Flavorwire. Jason on the latest record in the long Ian Svenonius discography. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Indexing, Special Edition: V1 Editors on Their Favorite Literary Romances
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Vol. 1 today presents a special Monday edition of Indexing, in which our editors talk about their favorite examples of literary love, sex, and romances doomed and enduring from a variety of great books. Tobias Carroll Coming of age, I took many a life lesson from the books, music, and movies around me — everything from punk records to Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of The Age of Innocence. More recently, I’ve learned that most of these […]