January 2011
15 posts
What is it that makes us long for the unexpected... →
“I did most of the vocals while fixing myself a sandwich. I feel like...”
– Dan Bejar on his new album Kaputt which comes out tomorrow! and is pretty great.
Tower of Sleep: Interviewing Dan Bejar →
towerofsleep:
It’s a lot of fun! Since we did it by email, I overstuffed my questions a bit (they’re longer than any editor would ever approve of), and I was rewarded with really long answers. I’ll post the whole thing here after the issue comes out, but here’s the longest single question and answer in the interview:
Me: Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in soft rock, whether in...
“Every novel is a license to obsess. To fixate on a subject—chess, comic books,...”
– Michael Chabon
AW SHIT MEG, CHABON IS GOING TO BEAT YOU TO THE GREAT AMERICAN AL PASTOR NOVEL! ALL OUR CROSS-BORDER/PHILIP ROTH RESEARCH WILL FALL INTO HIS LONG SHADOW! QUICK!
Michael Hurley | Hog of the Forsaken
Ball deep in...
$44 →
That’s how much a PBR costs in China.
The Chinese bourgeoisie, growing rich off the country’s property and banking industries, is developing expensive tastes — and not just for sports cars and designer bags. Thanks to a new craze for high-end alcoholic drinks, the Chinese rising class is splurging thousands of dollars on imported beer, whisky, and wine. Here’s a data-focused look at the...