If TS Eliot Lived in a Frat House
I found this item from the wonderful Bookninja who noticed it on the informative Bookslut. Before that, it was probably on Booknanny, Bookdentist, and Bookprude. Maybe Bookforestranger. It’s a hilarious item… The Closest Jay Comes to a Love Song by Lauren Frey gives us an idea of what Prufrock would have said had he worn Abercrombie…
continue readingIs Nicholson Baker Getting a Cut?
I’ve noticed a couple of films recently that involve someone being able to mess with the passage of time. Adam Sandler’s new movie, Click, is the story of Michael Newman, a busy architect who discovers a universal remote that allows him to alter real time the way you fast-forward, pause, or rewind a videotape. In the trailer,…
continue readingDeceitful Film Premeires
Syntax of Things collects the trailers for the film version of The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things. And Gawker relates their observations of the film’s premiere this week. Most of their report focuses on events surrounding the actual debut of the film since they found the movie “terrible, so much so that we walked out…
continue readingRIP Frederick Busch
Sadly, news surfaced on Sunday that Frederick Busch died of a heart attack on Feburary 23rd. Although he lived in a town called Sherburne, he was at a New York City hospital when he passed away. The Washington Post ran an obituatry that stated “He said he resolved to become a writer in fourth grade, after…
continue readingNew Orleans Public Library Seeking Assistance
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) website maintains a listing of arts related opportunities. Often, these opportunities are juried art competitions, but they also include listings for any activity or service that might be relevant to artistic folks. I just learned about the NYFA’s post regarding book donations to the New Orleans Public…
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