First: I was very sorry to read about the death of Joan Acocella. As I’ve said before, I always enjoyed reading her writing, particularly about dance (although I have no real interest in dance). And now, on to the regularly … Continue reading
I don’t usually read the “Personal History” pieces in the The New Yorker. I mostly read the articles (I never read the fiction), based on whether a) the articles are about things that seem interesting, including (a New Yorker specialty) … Continue reading
I was raised in a New Yorker family. We were New Yorkers, yes, but we were also devotees of the New Yorker magazine. The one story I ever submitted for publication was submitted to the New Yorker. (We had a … Continue reading
Here are two interesting links. 1) “Stephen King: Can a Novelist Be Too Productive?“ It always seems werd to me that people dismiss writers who write “too much.” Picasso painted a lot of paintings, plus drawings and some other stuff, … Continue reading
For me, the ultimate test of a magazine is that I often read articles about subjects that I’m not actually interested in, either because I learn things or just because they’re well written. I’ve talked before about how I always … Continue reading
I don’t usually post during the week, but this really struck me. I just learned about Tavi Gevinson recently, and I was poking around the archives on her blog (Style Rookie) yesterday and found this entry. In which Tavi quotes … Continue reading