Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “A, S, D, F”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's "A, S, D, F."
The Criterion Collection Announces August 2021 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they'll be releasing in August 2021.
Keith Ridgway: “The Party”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Keith Ridgway's "The Party."
Jean-Luc Godard: Masculin féminin
Recently The Criterion Collection released a Blu-ray upgrade of Jean-Luc Godard's 1966 film Masculin féminin. While I have always struggled to embrace Godard's work, this one got me in the right space.
Jack Spicer: After Lorca
Jack Spicer's After Lorca is a wonderful collection of poetry, poetry in translation, and poetry theory. I loved it!
J.M. Holmes: “Children of the Good Book”
This week's New Yorker fiction is J.M. Holmes's "Children of the Good Book."
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
Happy short story month! To celebrate
Anthony Mann: The Furies
Anthony Mann's 1950 film, The Furies, has just been released on Blu-ray. Its a magnificent release of a great film.
Thomas McGuane: “Balloons”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Thomas McGuane's "Balloons."
Elizabeth von Arnim: The Enchanted April
What a treat! I adored Elizabeth von Arnim's The Enchanted April, which I read as part of my 2021 NYRB Classics List of Betterment.