Vol. 1 Brooklyn

Cormac McCarthy Doesn’t Give Many Interviews

On November 16, 2009 By Willa A. Cmiel

Bites: Media Battles (Ever-Present), Franco’s Face, Humility as ‘Sin,’ Tony Judt, and the Bad News For Big Business

On October 26, 2009 By Willa A. Cmiel

New Media, Old Media, and E-readers

Barnes and Noble’s e-reader, the Nook, looks promising as Kindle competitor (and book sharing device!). The Rumpus’ account of last week’s New Yorker Festival is titled “James Franco’s Face.” Jacket Copy suggests that because their paper gave Le Clézio’s Désert a bad review, that the Nobel Prize in Literature is becoming “esoteric” and “wrong-headed.” Ugh, close-minded print newspaper. And now to take back the above statement about print media back with Harper’s lovely “Blake–To Autumn.” Illuminating.

Interesting Academia

Thomas Fleming on “The ‘Sin’ of Humility.” A video of Tony Judt’s lecture “What is Living and What is Dead in Social Democracy.” A scientific explanation of why males cat-call females on the street. I always blamed it on the nature of the city, but I guess it’s primeval.

Business and Politics

Obama’s looking to make things harder for huge business, thus easier for the small ones.

Does the Nobel Committee Put Politics Before Literature? Should We Care?

On October 17, 2009 By Willa A. Cmiel

Bites: Frank Portman’s playlist, Roger’s monograms, Michael Pollan, indie bookselling as football, and (maybe) one last mention of Inherent Vice .

On August 31, 2009 By Jason Diamond

Frank Portman, of one of my favorite pop-punk bands, Mr. T Experience, has a new book out called Andromeda Klein, and he gives Largehearted Boy a great playlist for Book Notes.

N+1: Not so into zombies/alien films, but likes District 9. Indichik put up an MP3 of Beach Fossils last week. I forgot to mention it, but it’s well worth mentioning considering this guy is putting out some of the best stuff I’ve heard all year. New York Times Book Review on “Desert” by J. M. G. Le Clézio Gawker on Roger Federer and his monogrammed clothes. Co-founder of Bitch Magazine, Lisa Jervis, talks to Michael Pollan for Salon. Bookavore asks: What if independent bookselling was like football? The Millions review of Inherent Vice is the last one I’m going to mention, simply because it makes mention of The Long Goodbye.

Bites: Frank Portman’s playlist, Roger’s monograms, Michael Pollan, indie bookselling as football, and (maybe) one last mention of Inherent Vice

On August 31, 2009 By Jason Diamond

Frank Portman, of one of my favorite pop-punk bands, Mr. T Experience, has a new book out called Andromeda Klein. He gives Largehearted Boy a great playlist for Book Notes.

Cormac McCarthy Doesn’t Give Many Interviews

Bites: Media Battles (Ever-Present), Franco’s Face, Humility as ‘Sin,’ Tony Judt, and the Bad News For Big Business

Does the Nobel Committee Put Politics Before Literature? Should We Care?

Bites: Frank Portman’s playlist, Roger’s monograms, Michael Pollan, indie bookselling as football, and (maybe) one last mention of Inherent Vice .

Bites: Frank Portman’s playlist, Roger’s monograms, Michael Pollan, indie bookselling as football, and (maybe) one last mention of Inherent Vice

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