A look at the closure of Mud Luscious Press; Jason Diamond muses on the military’s influence on fashion; new music from the punk band Potty Mouth; “Reading Rainbow” turns 30; and much more to start out your Friday reading.
Happy World Book Night! With that in mind, Emily Temple at Flavorwire has a list of books that benefit from being read out loud. And USA Today has a good overview of the event. Alexander Chee’s short essay on dealing with distraction is kind of essential, we would argue. Joss Whedon: using the power of evil robots to fight sexism. Sunday Stories alumnus Courtney Maum provides a list of survival tips for writers’ conferences. More news has emerged on Brian […]
The “Bad Girls Throughout History” zine looks like it is worth a couple of your dollars. McSweeney’s has a Wisconsin Union Passover Seder Guide. At The Morning News: An essay about moving back to a city you didn’t like growing up in. Joss Whedon talks about The Cabin in the Woods and Buffy’s abortion. We like it when Sam Shepard acts. Whit Stillman talks to A Continuos Lean. And in case you care to know what Stillman is reading, he talked to […]
Posted by Tobias Carroll In the middle of this Vulture piece about Joss Whedon’s next film came an interesting detail: the name of James Franco’s production company. That name? Rabbit Bandini. We can only imagine what other literary names bookish actors might mash together to christen their own production companies. We assume that Benedict Cumberbatch would choose something particularly clever for his. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr.