Thanks to Maud Newton for teaching us about the bromance between Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla.
Bites: Letters From Twain, Elliott Takes on Elliott, Lemony Snicket, Stupid Budweiser, Van Dyke Parks Profiled,and More
“Scotch whisky, certain lemons, & hot water.”: Mark Twain writes a letter. Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket) gets profiled in The Telegraph. That Budweiser ad from the Super Bowl that was insulting to book club people, readers, men, women, and anybody with a little bit of intelligence. Stephen Elliott interviews author Stephen Elliott, and asks the hard hitting questions. Thanks to The Millions for hipping us to FUCK YEAH NYRB CLASSICS!! The last of the Yiddish poets. James Wood reviews two […]