Trying to find the story about Toni Morrison or someone similar talking to aspiring writers. Someone explains their short story and how it tells the story of their whole life from a poor kid in southern Mississippi to whatever whatever. The response: "So what?"
This has already aged incredibly poorly (sorry Mets fans), but I'll give myself credit for predicting a stacked NL Central.
(Paul Johnson the author? Seems there is a rarely read one by William Gietz?)
I presume this is basically a 20th century history of United States (foreign policy?) via GFK. If that works out, then hell yes. (Need not cite Caro here, but him too.) Thanks for the Patch rec. Will add to the list.
I'll engage most anything related to the Cold War, so why not? Maybe I'll learn something!
Appreciate the recommendation. Wasn't sure about this.
For some reason I had John Lewis Gaddis's biography of George F. Kennan on my "Want to Read" list. Worth following through? Do you read biographies of figures you know next to nothing about?
Durational Cinema course where I only teach 5+ hour baseball games
Well that’s good
Do Newsom now
Do you like his novels? I’m guessing no, but wonder if the story itself is a problem? Maybe I love the dentist…
Decided to end my Commune class watching Watkins EDVARD MUNCH. Might not really make sense, but got better response from LA CHINOISE where at least we’re seeing ”familiar” formal strategies compared to NEW BABYLON or whatever.
Has Krasznahorkai commented on Orban yet?
I’ve been rewatching Chefs Table, and I have to say: one of my better ideas as a Trivia Host #Bodega #TeamJim was to have a visual category where the category is “Italian Food” (or whatever - narrow it) and I show some molecular pomo dish and teams had to say what the dish is.
Of fucking course @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social
Did you ever resolve this? I’ve got broadcast five seconds ahead of radio call.
When will Top Chef send chefs to a slaughterhouse?
My priors suggested overplayed bullshit should lose to lower seeds, but unfortunately did not happen in this case.
Sources tell me Light Matter (Buenos Aires) was a World Premiere. :)
Hiatus B! Deserving of more love.
Reds have four starters today batting under .100. Is that good?
Feeling good about Sal!
@bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social You seeing this shit ?
RIP Alexander Kluge.
I mean, most projections disagree with your assessment. Also, I’m not a sports analyst so I can go with whatever hunch / wish fulfillment I want.
This version of reality thinks Elly is second in MVP voting and Sal Stewart is ROY.
AL East- Jays
AL Central- Royals
AL West- Mariners
WC - Yankees
WC- Red Sox
WC- Rangers
NL East- Mets
NL Central- Reds
NL West- *******
WC- Phillies
WC- Cubs
WC- Brewers
WS- Mariners over Mets
John Akomfrah's LISTENING ALL NIGHT TO THE RAIN is a must see. Lisson Gallery in Chelsea through April 25. NYC friends / experimental film + media peers, don't miss it.
Also loved Claudia Bitrán's TITANIC, A DEEP EMOTION at Cristian Tierney (thru 3/28). Obsessive, joyful, resonant.
If you put “nomination votes” into the Bluesky search engine and sort by latest, you get the whole list in order.
Great “hack.“ Thanks.