Afternoon Bites: Sendak Homages, Newsom & Glass Collaborating, Penelope Houston Returns, And More

Penelope Houston of the Avengers is back with a new solo album, and Eric Davidson talked with her for Sound of the City. At Everyday Genius, Sabra Embury outlines a prank involving child actors, five-year comas, and scrambled eggs. The Times collects homages to the work of Maurice Sendak. Joanna Newsom and Philip Glass will be collaborating. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.

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Coming to a Bookstore Near You: Joanna Newsom and Sen. Scott Brown

From Moby House: After only a week (yes, ONE WEEK) of being a US Senator, Senator Brown is shopping his memoir to the major publishing houses. What is this book even about? you might ask. It would be a good question, since this is Senator Brown’s first foray into the national spotlight (with the exception of his 1980s two-page naked spread in Cosmopolitan magazine). From Pitchfork: The Dylan-referencing Visions of Joanna Newsom is a brand new tome featuring a “selection […]

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