May 2007
Spring… when a young man’s thoughts lightly turn to Trollope
Over the weekend, Scott Horton published at Harper’s this withering indictment of Alberto Gonzales, considered from the point of view of honor (via The Daily…
Brett Butler and Mum
My loneliness was still there, but it was getting louder, and easier to dance to.—Brett Butler, Knee Deep in Paradise Her favorite thing to do…
Palahniuk brings the pain again in Rant
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Caseyby Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday / $24.95) Raw and unblinking, Chuck Palahniuk’s novels often feel like primal scream therapy, unloading…
Reading and Time
For a long time I’ve been interested in the relationship between reading, time, and interpretation. Anyone who’s ever had a conversation with someone, especially while…
Short Stories: Up North by Charles D’Ambrosio
I first came across the writing of Charles D’Ambrosio in the waiting room at Cornell Medical Hospital. I was sitting in one of those demoralizing…
Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s
Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960sby Mike MarquseeSeven Stories PressOctober 2005, 367 pages, $116.95 Bob Dylan has always enjoyed confounding audience expectations. During the…
April 2007
Lying About Reading: Have You Done It?
Have you ever lied about reading a book? Christopher Andreae of the Christian Science Monitor has an opinion piece in the Gulf News on the…
Things that must stop
The first two in a series of book-related media items that must stop: How much longer can we possibly be plagued with stories about how…
Bewilderness
I’ve reviewed a lot of books, films, and albums, but never my favourites. I’ve always felt unequal to that task. For the most part, I’ve…
Another Welcome
This is, in part, just a quick note to echo Nikki’s official welcome-to-the-blog post. Like Nikki, I’m largely convinced sites like PopMatters can deliver on…
