— Robert Walser, from the story “Winter.” I know it’s sort of cruel that I keep pulling quotes from the out-of-print Selected Stories, but, guys, all the short stuff is so great, like little antidepressant morsels. And in Susan Bernofsky’s hands, Walser is even bouncier, funnier—a joy to read. She did most of the new Berlin Stories, which you can get here.
Hey Dustin, how about getting booksellers to reenact this Cocteau?
Is this a joke?
‘The Human Centipede” fans can also show their love for horrifying surgery by wearing a necklace inspired by the movie.
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This week, the Ransom Center at UT-Austin opened up its archives of the works of J.M. Coetzee. Because the Nobel Prize winner is an alumnus, he...
New Year’s Day —
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.
-Kobayashi Issa
We’re open (as of 2pm yesterday). Stop by and say hello!
As of 2pm today, powerHouse Arena...
the lights are back on!
we’re filling our case with cheese.
we have beer too.
we open at 1pm.
come say hi.
thank you NYC.
Let’s do thiiiisssss.
