Weekend Bites: 21st Century Sherlock, Paul Auster Reviewed, Franco as Bruce Nauman and More

At The Daily Beast:  The 21st Century Sherlock on Masterpiece Mystery. At The New York Times: The Paris Review opens up it’s archives. At Telegraph: Paul Auster’s Sunset park is reviewed: “While there are moments of intensity, beauty even, these are fleeting, bright flashes, like silver fish in a grey and weltering sea.” At Flavorwire: Citing that James Franco’s “Cultural Ubiquity Tour must roll on,” a video of the actor, writer, student in sixteen MFA programs, as Bruce Nauman. At […]

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Bites: The end of indie, the guy who isn’t Tao Lin, Bob Dylan and the Christmas spirit, and more

Richard Nash on the end of indie. When literatis were celebs: “What Edmund Wilson won’t do.“ According to the Guardian, “a Little Red Book-esque collection of Fidel Castro‘s thoughts has been published in Cuba.” Oh hey, a picture of Tao Lin on the front page of Iamcarles.com – the site created by the mastermind of Hipster Runoff who we all know isn’t Tao Lin. Bob Dylan is putting out a Christmas album. Seriously Bob, where is the record of Yiddish […]

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Conversation: Dan Zimmerman

Dan Zimmerman first picked up the guitar in 1957, and since then he hasn’t stopped singing. Time spent has paid off quite well as his most recent album Cosmic Patriot ( Sounds Familyre Records) is one of the most wonderful surprises you will hear all year (think along the lines of Silver Jews, Leonard Cohen, and Lee Hazlewood). Dan was kind enough to answer a few questions (thru e-mail) on his favorite books, low-voiced singers, and iconic magazines for teenage […]

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