In our morning reading: an interview with Jon Fine, new poems from Molly Rose Quinn, new writing on the subject of chicken tenders, and much more.
Morning Bites: Jon Fine Interviewed, La Monte Young, Molly Rose Quinn’s Poetry, and More
Morning Bites: Chloe Caldwell Interviewed, New Prince, Judd Apatow and Phil Klay, and More
In our Monday morning reading: an interview with Chloe Caldwell, new nonfiction from Paula Bomer and Aaron Lake Smith, thoughts on new music from Prince, and more.
Weekend Bites: James Hannaham, Camille DeAngelis on Coming of Age Novels, Prince Archives, and More
In our weekend reading: a new essay from James Hannaham, Camille DeAngelis on coming-of-age books, James Yeh on the existence of a Prince archive, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Mohsin Hamid, David Cronenberg Interviewed, Ben Lerner and Silence, Prince in the 1980s, and More
In our Monday afternoon reading: notes on books by Mohsin Hamid, Kathy Acker, and Ben Lerner; thoughts on listening to Prince in the 1980s; an interview with David Cronenberg; and more.
Afternoon Bites: Mekons Documentary, Chris Rock on “Purple Rain,” CMJ Festival Recap, Edward Carey, and More
A look at the forthcoming Mekons documentary, Chris Rock revisits Purple Rain, a recap of highlights from this year’s CMJ Festival, a talk with Edward Carey, and more.
Afternoon Bites: White Lung Return, Revisiting “Purple Rain,” Nick Cave Interviewed, Eileen Gunn, and More
New music from White Lung, interviews with Haley Bonar and Chad Van Gaalen, thoughts on Purple Rain, a look at Eileen Gunn’s fiction, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Southern California Hardcore, Lauren Groff Interviewed, Prince Master Class, Literary Bestseller Economics, and More
“These pages are replete with stories about battles with cops, long afternoons surfing and skateboarding, being driven around on the freeways by the “only one with a license,” bass guitars thrust through frat house windows, and nights at the unofficial “Mecca” of the scene, the Oki Dog.” Brian Kim Stefans on We Got Power! Ed Champion is planning a 3,000-mile “conversational journey” across the United States. Jessica Luther on feminism in romance novels. Touré on Questlove on Prince. Guernica talked with […]
What Would George Plimpton Do (WWGPD?): The Paris Review do Prince
Posted by Jason Diamond In my heart of hearts I hope that when Lorin Stein handed in his outline of things he wanted to do as editor of The Paris Review, in big purple letters it said “put up piece about Prince on the blog.” Mission accomplished good sir.