Written Reviews

Lauren Groff: “Under the Wave”

July 2, 2018

The week’s New Yorker fiction is Lauren Groff’s “Under the Wave.”

Ten Years!

July 1, 2018

The Mookse and the Gripes started ten years ago, on July 1, 2008!

Víctor Erice: El Sur

June 26, 2018

Víctor Erice’s 1983 film, El Sur, is a masterpiece that feels all the more perfect for being, technically, “unfinished.” The Criterion Collection recently released a new home video edition of the film.

Joseph O’Neill: “The First World”

June 25, 2018

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Joseph O’Neill’s “The First World.”

Preparing for 10 Years by Upgrading Servers!

June 22, 2018

I’m hoping for another great ten years, so before the celebration it’s time to upgrade the server. This post is to warn of what I hope will be a tiny bit of downtime over the coming weekend.

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