In our afternoon reading: music by Les Filles de Illighadad, a 1995 interview with Howard Cruse, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Weike Wang Interviewed, Louise Glück, Adapting “The Changeling,” La Luz, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Weike Wang and La Luz, adapting a Victor LaValle novel for television, and more.
Morning Bites: N.K. Jemisin Interviewed, Clarice Lispector’s Stories, Kendrick Lamar, La Luz’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with N.K. Jemisin and Monica Byrne, notes on Clarice Lispector’s short fiction, fiction from Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, and more.
“Strange Songs That Invite You In Gently”: An Interview With Shana Cleveland
The last time I talked with Shana Cleveland, her band La Luz was in the midst of releasing a host of EPs. Since then, they’ve released one full-length, It’s Alive, on Hardly Art, with a followup due out later this year. She’s also released her debut solo album: Shana Cleveland and the Sandcastles’ Oh Man, Cover the Ground, on Suicide Squeeze. While it shares a haunting quality with her work in La Luz, Oh Man, Cover the Ground also features […]
Afternoon Bites: Renata Adler Interviewed, Lauren Groff’s Next Book, Sarah Manguso, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Renata Adler, Fred Thomas, and Sarah Manguso; a preview of Lauren Groff’s next novel; Rick Perlstein on intellectuals’ ideological shifts; La Luz’s next album; and more.