New writing from Rosie Schaap and Saeed Jones, interviews with Terry Gilliam and Alison Bechdel, musings on Eula Biss’s latest, and more.
Rosie Schaap on Kurt Weill and autumn drinks, an excerpt from Matt Bell’s next novel, new fiction from Lincoln Michel, art comic recommendations, thoughts on the new novel from David Connerley Nahm, and more.
An excerpt from Alejandro Jodorowsky’s forthcoming book, new writing from Helen DeWitt and Zachary Lipez, Rosie Schaap on apertifs, notes on Pulp’s movie, and more.
A playlist from Roxane Gay, Rosie Schaap discusses summer drinks, Ken Baumann talks about his book on Earthbound, Julia Fierro is interviewed at Joyland, and more.
In our morning reading: Patrick Leigh Fermor, Carl Wilson on the reissued Let’s Talk About Love, a discussion of realism in fiction, and more,
Another day, another half of America’s finest sports league. In the conclusion of V1’s two-part preview of this year’s NBA playoffs, we turn to the readily-dismissed Eastern Conference, whose top seeds have emerged as contenders amidst a field of lower-hanging fruit and also-rans. Yet devoted fans of all eight squads will be pleased to know that we’ve got great reading recommendations custom-made for each crew. Whether your team of choice is one and done or going all the way, you’ll […]
“It’s a sound rooted in a history that includes early Rilo Kiley, the Mountain Goats, Barsuk Records, and Saddle Creek: small-town, big-hearted indie-rock realism. Through unpolished sounds come intimate, unpolished scenes.” Mike Powell on Waxahatchee’s Cerulean Salt. Waxahatchee also played last week’s Indie Pop Prom, which was covered by the likes of the Times’s Jon Caramanica and Impose. Rosie Schaap recommends her favorite cinematic bar scenes. “…from song one, he sounds like he’s working hard, short of the times when he’s […]
Rachel Kushner on Clarice Lispector. Electric Literature‘s roundup of what numerous smart literary folks are anticipating in 2013 is doing a fine job of making our to-read lists increase. Jami Attenberg interviewed Rosie Schaap for The Rumpus. Edward Champion’s new broadcasting venture is Follow Your Ears; the first episode is up now. Bored to Death: the movie? We’re totally okay with that idea. The L Magazine has a look at last week’s Fireside Follies reading. Patrick Somerville will be adapting […]