All you Dicksters out there: You know what time it is. It’s Dick Watching time. But no more of this blubbering now, we are going a-whaling, and there is plenty of that yet to come!
Buy: “Mirror Me” Zine
Posted by Jason Diamond “Mirror Me” is a collaborative exhibition and performance organized by Brandon Stosuy and Kai Althoff, that has been turned into a zine. Knowing Stosuy’s good taste (which seems to extend far beyond just the music he writes about at Stereogum), I took the plunge and plopped down the eight bucks to attain a copy. The Zine features new materials by artists, writers and musicians such as Adam Helms, Brandon Stosuy, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, Kai Althoff, Karlynn Holland, […]
Happy Stephen Elliott Day
It’s a good day to be Stephen Elliott. According to the Observer, Perez Hilton (!?), and Elliott’s Twitter, James Franco has optioned The Adderall Diaries. Not only that, but yesterday the book came out in paperback.
Went to: Blake Butler, Rachel B. Glaser, Jon Cotner & Andy Fitch, and Timothy Donnelly at WORD’s Indie Press Night
Posted by Tobias Carroll I spent Tuesday night at WORD in Greenpoint for their Indie Press Night series — this particular evening featuring five writers representing four independent presses. Here’s what I saw and heard.
On Paranoid Television: “Rubicon”
Posted by Tobias Carroll I’ve been watching — and quite enjoying — Rubicon, the longform conspiracy thriller currently airing on AMC. The fine critics Alan Sepinwall and Maureen Ryan have each written good summaries of why this is something you should be watching. For me, much of what I like about the show are the minor details: the framed photo of, I believe, Fugazi that hangs in the apartment of protagonist Will; the cover to the first issue of Grant […]
A Brief Interlude brought to you by Dick Watching: Herman Melville Forever
Posted by Juliet Linderman Hey there, Dick Watchers. We interrupt your regularly scheduled Vol. 1 Brooklyn programming to bring you this announcement: Herman Melville died today. I mean, he died today, 119 years ago. But still, all you whale lovers, Dick enthusiasts, Herman-o-philes and Melvillians out there, let’s all take a minute to remember our very own patron saint of the sea.
Gayngs Make Uber-Irony Alright
Posted by Jason Diamond The George Michael cover they presented us with last week was a doozy. Now, Gayngs gives us a cover of the song that makes me think most of all the cocaine I missed out on doing in the early 80s, “Eye in the Sky” (Alan Parsons Project).
50 Years Ago Today Ted Williams Hit His Last Home Run and John Updike Wrote About It
Posted by Jason Diamond I’ve said it more than a few times, but “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu” by John Updike is my favorite piece of sports writing ever. And as pointed out in the New York Times on Sunday, today is the 50th anniversary of Ted Williams last game, and the basis of Updike’s piece. So for the sake of celebrating, click on the link above and red the piece, or go pick up a copy of the (Chip […]