In our morning reading: thoughts on the writings of Laila Lalami, revisiting one of Wilco’s best albums, and more.
Afternoon Bites: George Eliot Revisited, Coney Island Lit, Carmen Maria Machado, Spike Lee Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: thoughts on underrated George Eliot books, talking film and television with Spike Lee, and much more.
Poetry in Motion: An Athlete’s New Year’s Resolutions
This is the year I stop thanking the wrong God for all of my victories, and start thanking that new God that I read about. This is the year that I stop being such a ball hog, and become a ball suckling pig.
Morning Bites: George Eliot Day, Kathleen Hanna in the Times, Nilsson Biography, Owen King Interviewed, and More
This morning: celebrating George Eliot’s birthday, Owen King gets interviewed, Kathleen Hanna in the Times, and more.
Afternoon Bites: George Eliot Comics, Ellis on “Breaking Bad,” Kathryn Davis Reviewed, New Parquet Courts, and More
In this afternoon’s reading: a conversation with Nicholson Baker; Warren Ellis’s thoughts on the ending of Breaking Bad; the Folger Shakespeare Library goes online; a look at the new Parquet Courts EP; George Eliot comics; and much more.