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We’re recording at BC Studio this week. Here’s the trailer for the documentary.
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The death of the middle ground and the silence of filmmakers with something to say, here. At least Jim Jarmusch is still making films. But his last budget for Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) was $7 million, according to IMDB. So he falls in that range of films to be made for a few million that some…
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Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop Mon Dec 8, 7:00PM Host(s): Julia Fierro Appearing: Will Boast Emily St. John Mandel Leah Umansky Dina Nayeri Diane Cook On the Docket: Reading Book Signing Author Bio(s): Emily St. John Mandel was born in British Columbia, Canada. She is the author of three previous novels—Last Night in Montreal, The Singer’s…
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After spending several days transferring old CDs into a binder, I wonder, why did we ever have these cumbersome plastic cases? Why was it a good idea to move from vinyl and paper, to breakable magnetic tape and plastic, to plastic and more plastic? The sound tinny, the look, less appealing. The cost of recycling…
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I’m a pretty big Neil Young fan, and I’ve only heard maybe a third of these. This was a great piece on Rollingstone.com to ring in the man’s 69th birthday. I’ll be spending the afternoon catching up. Great to see the songs “Slip Away” and “I’m the Ocean” on there—probably two of my favorite songs ever.…
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We’re opening at The Grand Victory for Daikaiju, along with Supertones and The Shipwrecks, in a surf-rock extravaganza from Scenic NYC. Doors are at 7, and the cover is $10. We’ll be on second, probably around 8:30, I’m guessing.
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I’ve been reading Thomas James’ collection front to back, including the introductory essay by Lucie Brock-Broido, who states this is the only book she ever stole. I didn’t think it could possibly live up to all the love she gave it, but it does. It’s the only book James published in his lifetime. He committed suicide…
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We’re on at 8.
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Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop Thu Oct 2, 7:00PM Host(s): Julia Fierro Appearing: Erika Anderson Joseph Riippi Austin Ratner Thessaly LaForce On the Docket: Reading Book Signing Author Bio(s): Erika Anderson‘s work has appeared in the New York Times, Creative Nonfiction, Interview Magazine, Guernica and other publications. She co-hosts the Renegade Reading Series for emerging writers,…
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Paul Bowles, The Art of Fiction No. 67 I’ve read this before several times, I think. I don’t know what drew me to it today, but it might be a longing for something foreign. Life in Tangier as an American ex-pat qualifies. In it, I’m drawn today to Bowles’ admission that he has no ego,…
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