no pulitzer for swamplandia
For the first time since 1977, the Pulitzer jury has declined to award a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. The decision was a mistake, a bad one. Part of the problem may be the… Continue reading
For the first time since 1977, the Pulitzer jury has declined to award a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. The decision was a mistake, a bad one. Part of the problem may be the… Continue reading
Barry: You wouldn’t know most of our immediate influences. Rob: Try me. Barry: They’re mostly German. Rob: Kraftwerk? Falco? Hasselhoff? -from High Fidelity A creature of habit has no real protection -The Shins, “Bait and… Continue reading
What’s the most important meal of the day? Exactly. You answered “breakfast,” and so would I. This question never even gets asked in The Pitch…but more on that later. *** I’ll give AMC… Continue reading
There were excellent reasons not to blog about the episode “Mystery Date” at all. To begin with, it was good, and in such a way that watching it was more valuable than breaking… Continue reading
And I say to you tonight: let us not forget. There is hope. There is hope! -The Crystal Method, “Keep Hope Alive” For those of you following the PowerPoint debate, my latest response… Continue reading
Source: new-aesthetic.tumblr.com via Joseph on Pinterest ” Perhaps you have already observed that in Casablanca, life is cheap. *** A few days ago, theorist Ian Bogost published an article in The Atlantic that features this… Continue reading
Here at the Kugelmass Episodes, we try to respond to all comments, and they’ve been both helpful and plentiful of late. The full title of this post is Today’s mail: strayed thoughts, grammar… Continue reading
(UPDATE: I’ve corrected the comment on “it appears…” The issue is Jackson’s unclear referent, rather than passive voice.) My friend Freda Moon just shared this PowerPoint presentation by Eric Jackson via Twitter. She’s a… Continue reading
First, I did my best to make sure that only the most proper and fitting words were used. Everything was said clearly and simply and no words were wasted. I had signs posted… Continue reading
I’ll start with the specifics of the translation, then move to a discussion of the poem. Here are the versions I was working with: The original German version. The version in the Atlantic,… Continue reading