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The Eclipse Viewer Episode 10: The Delirious Fictions of William Klein

January 3, 2014

David and Trevor are back with Eclipse Viewer 10: The Delirious Fictions of William Klein. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.

Ingmar Bergman: Through a Glass Darkly

January 1, 2014

Trevor reviews the first film in Ingmar Bergman’s Silence of God Trilogy, Through a Glass Darkly. Read the full post.

Antonya Nelson: “First Husband”

December 30, 2013

Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Antonya Nelson’s “First Husband” was originally published in the January 6, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor On December 31, my host blacked out, so I didn’t have a chance to provide my response to this story before the holiday. Other

Best New Yorker Stories of 2013

December 28, 2013

Between the two of us (and Betsy is nearly 100%), Betsy and I read and posted thoughts on every New Yorker story this year. Here are our six favorites. You’ll notice Betsy and I diverge quite a bit (and though I didn’t post on each of her favorites, I have read them all). How on

My Favorite Reads of 2013

December 27, 2013

I usually post this before Christmas — just in case people want to use it to make their Christmas lists. But this year, with children growing up and making things around Christmas even busier, I didn’t get it done. But now you can use this list to make New Year’s Resolutions. Below are my ten favorite reads

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