The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality and attain the higher consciousness we all crave. (Eh, not really, but it sounded good there for a minute.) It’s just. Who knows? The ridiculousness and question bits, I guess. Why six? Assonance, baby, assonance.
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Nabil Ayers and Kate Durbin, George Saunders on film, and more.
In our morning reading: interviews with Keith Rosson and William Lessard, fiction by Nicole Haroutunian, and more.
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Lucille Clifton and Joy Williams, an interview with Peter Markus, and more.
In our morning reading: an interview with Lana Bastašić, an excerpt from Patrick Nathan’s new book, and more.
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Brian Selfon’s new novel, a conversation with Radix Media, and more.
Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art.
—Sontag
Streaming entertainment has reached new levels the past several months. According to a recent Nielsen report, the total number of hours spent was up 81% year-over-year, equating to an increase of nearly 4 billion hours of connected TV use per week. While many people watched—or claimed not to be watching—Tiger King and Black AF, others were dipping into older fare that reminded them of the days when George W. Bush was the worst of their problems.
In our morning reading: interviews with Corinne Manning and Jenny Zhang, a look at the writings of Hervé Guibert, and more.