Monthly Archives: February 2012
Edition Additions: Zbigniew Herbert + Quim Monzó
Monday saw the arrival of Zbigniew Herbert (finally making his way onto my shelves!) and Quim Monzó, who graces the wooden boxes with his novel Gasoline. I detest somewhat that I have a New York Times stamp on my cover … Continue reading
Filed under Edition Additions, Literature
Girls debut “My Ma” video.
Girls debut the video for “My Ma” on Conan. [via Team Coco] There is something mesmerising and yet simultaneously unnerving about the video. I haven’t thought about it very much but it’s probably the collapsing of the fact-fiction gap together … Continue reading
Sergio Chejfec, Margaret Carson, and My Two Worlds
A series of videos featuring Sergio Chejfec and translator Margaret Carson at the Reading the World event, speaking on, chatting about, and reading from his book My Two Worlds. [via Three Percent] Part One: [via YouTube] Part Two: [via YouTube] … Continue reading
Filed under Literature
Dyer Day
A couple of Geoff Dyer links to kick off your week. By the end of their journey, Stalker, Writer, and Professor have learned that the Zone “is not a place of hope so much as a place where hope turns … Continue reading
Filed under Film + Television, Literature
Omnivore: Chinese arts.
Omnivore is a regular report on some of the things that I’ve been enjoying during the week (or thereabouts). This week. Let’s see. This week. There was Zhang Yimou’s Hero, because I need to do a presentation on it. In … Continue reading
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My friend Benjamin will be playing the drums for three separate groups next, next week (5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 March). All shows will be 45 minutes at the Esplanade Concourse, and will be free, so if you want … Continue reading
Red, White, & Blues.
Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck, and Gary Clark Jr. perform “Five Long Years” at the White House, to the entertainment of Barack and Michelle Obama. [via YouTube] d
Let England Shake DVD reviewed.
All of this beautiful, conscientiously-assembled imagery is very sparingly spiced with footage of Harvey performing the songs solo with a guitar or autoharp in a modest, pretty studio with maps on the walls, lit by an evening sun coming through … Continue reading
Filed under Film + Television, Music
Don’t forget these songs.
Over at Consequence of Sound, Gilles LeBlanc wonders if Radiohead will bring to the stage some music from outside of the In Rainbows-The King of Limbs repertoire promised for their upcoming tour dates. [via Consequence of Sound] Personally, I just … Continue reading
