Haruki Murakami: “With the Beatles”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Haruki Murakami’s “With the Beatles,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.
Trevor Berrett
Anniversaries Readalong: February 12 – 18, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering February 12 – 18, 1968.
Stephen Roberts: The Story of Temple Drake
Miriam Hopkins stars in The Story of Temple Drake, a 1933 adaptation of William Faulkner’s controversial (and commercially successful) Sanctuary. The Criterion Collection recently released this “pre-Code” film that both seems to embrace the Code while being scandalous enough to lead to its strict enforcement.
Anthony Veasna So: “Three Women of Chuck’s Donuts”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Anthony Veasna So’s “Three Women of Chuck’s Donuts.”
Anniversaries Readalong: February 5 – 11, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering February 5 – 11, 1968.
Alice Munro: “Post and Beam”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Post and Beam,” from Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.
Pedro Almodóvar: All About My Mother
This week, The Criterion Collection released on of my favorite films, Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother. Here are some of my thoughts.
David Rabe: “Things We Worried About When I Was Ten”
This week’s New Yorker story is “Things We Worried About When I Was Ten,” by David Rabe.
Anniversaries Readalong: January 29 – February 4, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering January 29 – February 4, 1968.
Mary South: “You Will Never Be Forgotten”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Mary South’s “You Will Never Be Forgotten.”