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Tag Archives: stuff I’ve been reading
Stuff I’ve Been Reading
2020 has been heavy, ain’t it. “This shit’s about to get heavy” (I worked so long on that Eminem piece, his lyrics are still buzzing through me). When things get heavy, escapes are great, momentary respites are important. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged ballet, Croatia, Dubravka Ugrešić, fiction, Memoirs, Nijinsky, nonfiction, Robert Kaplan, Russia, Ryszard Kapuściński, stuff I've been reading, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
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Stuff I’ve Been Reading
— Finally getting to Olivia Laing’s debut, To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface (Canons). I fell in love with her because of the one-two punch of The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (which I … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, Jane Austen, Marcel Proust, nonfiction, Olivia Laing, poetry, stuff I've been reading
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My Social-Distancing “#StayTheFHome” Reading List
Have a lot of writing to do, plus my day job, which I already do remotely (so hanging around in my apartment with my cat is not all that big an adjustment), although having three weeks of perishable food lined … Continue reading
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Tagged Austria, Biography, D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Bishop, Ezra Pound, H.D., Marcel Proust, Nick Tosches, Russia, Stefan Zweig, stuff I've been reading, true crime, war
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Stuff I’ve Been Reading
— “The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s’ Most Decadent College” is so freakin’ lit. I don’t even know what else to say. — Nick Pinkteron and C. Spencer Yeh have a lengthy conversation about the Marvel movies. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dorothy Parker, Hannah Arendt, Janet Malcolm, Pauline Kael, Rebecca West, stuff I've been reading
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Stuff I’ve Been Reading
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. Here are some of the things I’ve read recently – or am in the process of reading. — I love Imogen Sara Smith’s writing, and I’m not just saying that … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Ireland, Nicolas Roeg, Nureyev, stuff I've been reading
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More Stuff I’ve Been Reading
— This is a really interesting piece by Christina Marie Newland – about a world I really know nothing about, but she’s a good guide. The Rise And Fall And Rise Of Tyson Fury, Boxing’s Most Dangerous Man — This … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Marlowe, Elvis Presley, Martin Scorsese, stuff I've been reading, Tom Wolfe
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Stuff I’ve Been Reading
— Farran Smith Nehme (a friend) has written a gigantic essay called “Bluebeard at the Movies,” about movies where women marry men who turn out to be BONKERS. So many references, so many films! — Farran, again, with a gorgeous … Continue reading
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Tagged friends, Orson Welles, stuff I've been reading, Tana French
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Stuff I’ve Been Reading
— Grant, by Ron Chernow. He’s such an elegant writer, such a good storyteller. His interests as a writer have always been clear. I’ve read them all – except for this one, and his Washington biography which came out recently … Continue reading
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Tagged Evelyn Waugh, Ron Chernow, Shirley Jackson, stuff I've been reading
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— An incredible article about the Parkland students who are now rehearsing a production of Spring Awakening, by Isaac Butler (one of the co-authors of the new oral history of Angels in America, which I can’t wait to read). They … Continue reading
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Books Doing a deep dive into the work of Ellen Willis. She was the first “rock critic” hired by The New Yorker, and one of the only women writing seriously about rock music at that time. At least in a … Continue reading