j alfred postrock, ig: @seriouslyreadmore; teacher, reader
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Helen DeWitt seeing Cloud Atlas ranked over The Last Samurai on the NYT book list.
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Another year, another showdown. 40 more authors. Countless casualties. Only one will wear the crown.
Fighting starts Friday!
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BREAKING: album was produced in the normal way most albums are produced
Every piece of Beyoncé's upcoming 'Cowboy Carter' album was meticulously thought out, from the tracklist to the album art.
Here are all the easter eggs: rollingstone.com/music/music…
Not gonna lie, I was more excited when I initially thought this said “The Smiths and Émile Zola.” But still gonna listen of course. @blgtylr is so sharp re: classic lit.
The first episode of the Granta podcast is out now – featuring Brandon Taylor (@blgtylr) on the connection between The Sims and Émile Zola.
Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts:
granta.com/podcast-brandon-t…
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Extremely looking forward to this.
With Blazing Saddles trending for its 50th anniversary— Percival Everett & I talked about his teaching of it, about how his students now look for permission to laugh during it— as part of talking about the burlesque humor in Everett's The Trees
Audio: tinhouse.com/podcast/perciva…
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it is wild that Charlie Brown, in the plainest language possible, would always be saying “y’all I am DEPRESSED fr” and his friends would all be like hey man fuck outta here with all that can’t you see we’re trying to have a good time
I was born ready for this.
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NEW: Just 17% of Arab Americans say they will vote for Biden in 2024, according to a new @AAIUSA poll—a staggering drop from 59% in 2020.
“This is the most dramatic shift over the shortest period of time that I’ve ever seen,” @jjz1600 tells @TIME.
time.com/6330102/biden-israe…
Really loved this book. Looking forward to hearing this!
Tomorrow: Writer and dear friend of the pod @PatrickPreziosi shares his Cesare Pavese obsession. We talk about postwar Italy, the cyclical nature of violence, and the innate desire to find one’s home.
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