Alice Munro: “The Spanish Lady”
Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts on Alice Munro’s “The Spanish Lady,” from Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.
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2014 Story Prize Finalists
The three finalists for the 2014 Story Prize have been announced. Read the full post.
CriterionCast Episode 153: Dino Risi’s Il Sorpasso
Once again, I had the great pleasure of joining Scott Nye and David Blakeslee over at The CriterionCast, this time to discuss Dino Risi’s 1962 film, Il Sorpasso. Read the full post and find a link to the podcast.
Releases Episode 1
Here is the first episode in a side-line podcast series dedicated to looking at some forthcoming books that look interesting. Read the post and listen to the episode.
Our Favorite Films: 2014
Lee and Trevor run down their favorite films from 2014, or, in Trevor’s case, that he first watched in 2014. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer Episode 23: Raymond Bernard
David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 23: Raymond Bernard. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.
Alice Munro: “Marrakesh”
Trevor and Betsy examine Alice Munro’s “Marrakesh,” from her collection Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You.
Todd Haynes: Safe
Trevor reviews Todd Haynes’ 1995 film, Safe, just out in a new Blu-ray edition from The Criterion Collection. Read the full post.
William H. Gass: In the Heart of the Heart of the Country
Earlier this year, NYRB Classics released William H. Gass’s short treatise on language, On Being Blue (review here). It was my first experience with the writer I’d heard so much about, and it was a good experience: I definitely wanted to read some of his fiction. NYRB Classics followed up On Being Blue by releasing Gass’s … Read more