In our morning reading: an interview with Carvell Wallace, the making of the new Decemberists album, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Maile and Colin Meloy, Rufus Wainwright, Farewell to Pizza Island, and more
At the Los Angeles Review of Books, Natalie Standiford looks at the presently-dovetailing creative pursuits of siblings Maile and Colin Meloy. Laurie Anderson once had hopes to write an opera based on Gravity’s Rainbow, Alexander Nazaryan tells us. Justin Davidson on “New York City Opera’s Last-Chance Season.” (Which, it should be noted, features Rufus Wainwright’s Prima Donna.) Book Riot debuts a new feature: The Well-Redheads. Alas: Pizza Island has called it a day. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr. Got tips for […]
Morning Bites: Downton Abbey, Colin Meloy on NPR, Hitchens on Didion, St. Marks in the NYT, post-Borders, and more
Just what makes Downton Abbey the most popular costume drama in years? Colin Meloy of The Decemberists/writer of The Wildwood Chronicles, Book 1, was on this week’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Do you have what it takes to be the managing editor of Rookiemag.com? Tavi Gevinson is looking for a managing editor, and it could possibly be the funnest job ever. Christopher Hitchens on Joan Didion’s new book, Blue Nights, at Vanity Fair. Sylvia Plath is getting her very own […]
Bites: Big Screen Risk, Blossoming Literary Bromance, Vonnegut Makeover, Folks Covering Punks, Doomsday FAIL, and More
Little known fact: The editors of this site are huge fans of the board game Risk. We aren’t totally sure how we feel about a movie adaptation starring the Fresh prince of Bel-Air though. Lit. The Faster Times takes a look at McSweeney’s taking a stab at making a newspaper. Three Guys One Book really, really like The Iron Will of Shoeshine Cats by Hesh Kestin, but they don’t have a crush on the author. Colin Meloy of the band […]