In our afternoon reading: an interview with Usman T. Malik, notable photos of 1960s New York City, and more.
Morning Bites: Kathy Acker, Robert Christgau Interviewed, Michelle Orange on Kim Gordon, “A Confederacy of Dunces” Staged, and More
In our Tuesday morning reading: notes on Kathy Acker, Michelle Orange on Kim Gordon, an interview with Robert Christgau, a review of Paul Beatty’s latest, and more.
Morning Bites: John Kennedy Toole, Salman Rushdie’s Sex Life, Dystopian Santorum, And More
John Kennedy Toole’s lost manuscript that turned out to be a classic. The Hunger Games Barbie doll. Rick Santorum gets all dystopian. BlackBook discusses the New York Times article that basically says that Salman Rushdie has a lot of sex. Andrew Sullivan wonders if the internet ruined subcultures. Ten great odes to famous writers at Flavorwire. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Quotable: Zack Galifianakis as Ignatius Reilly?
Posted by Jason Diamond “I’ve read two books in my life, and I’d like to do Confederacy of Dunces — which will never happen.” I’d given up hope that somebody will make a (good) film version of Confederacy of Dunces, but for a second at this weekend’s New Yorker Festival, Zach Galifianakis gave me a reason to dream once again.