Curating some of the best recent links across literature, philosophy, and the arts
Lauren Elkin
Lauren Elkin, Flâneuse (Penguin Books, 2016)
Sonny Rollins, Newk’s Time (Blue Note, 1957)
This is the fifth in a new weekly series that brings together the articles, reviews, interviews and miscellany that has caught my eye over the past seven days. Including: Thelonious Monk’s tips for playing a gig; a free course on creative writing from William Burroughs; and a review of the first authorised biography of Angela Carter. Take a look, and feel free to share!
Literature, Poetry, Theatre
- John Keats, ‘To Autumn’
- Lauren Elkin on her new book, Flâneuse
- Katie Gramich on the life and poetry of Edward Thomas
- Samuel Beckett declined an invitation from Esquire to cover the 1968 Democratic Party Convention in Chicago
- ‘Life does not tell stories. Life is chaotic, fluid, random’ — B. S. Johnson
- Alain Robbe-Grillet‘s provocative essays on creating new literature outside the ‘dead rules’ of the past resonate now
- On adapting Thomas Bernhard‘s The Loser for opera
- Anthony Burgess lists his favourite dystopian novels
- Dostoevsky vs. Tolstoy: A Competitive Family Vacation
- A full page of The New York Times dedicated to one poem
- William S. Burroughs teaches a free course in Creative Writing and Reading
- The Marquis de Sade and the office novel
- Lisa Stead on women writers and cinema
- 18 books Ernest Hemingway wished he could read again for the first time
- 15 best poetry books of all time
- Carla Hayden takes charge of the world’s largest library
- Ted Gioia reviews Angela Carter’s The Magic Toyshop
- The first authorised biography of Angela Carter
- 55 free online literature courses
- Jorge Luis Borges‘ Norton lectures on poetry
- 10 giant translated novels that make a mockery of subway reading
- Who will win the Nobel Prize for Literature? Place your bets
Art, Design, Photography
- Georgia O’Keefe at the Tate runs until 30 October
- Comics circulation hits a 20-year high
- Tokyo Nights photography by Liam Wong
- The mysterious muse of Gustav Klimt
- Francis Bacon at the Guggenheim (September 2016-January 2017)
Philosophy & Theory
- How The Storyteller sheds new light on Walter Benjamin’s philosophy
- Review of The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy
- The Camus Investigation
- The Jazz Loft
- Walter Benjamin, ‘Detective Novels, On Tour’
- Wittgenstein biographer Ray Monk is interviewed by Philosophy Bites
Music
- The making of David Bowie’s lost soul album
- Thelonious Monk‘s tips for playing a gig
- What is jazz giant John Coltrane had lived?
- Why liner notes matter
- Brian Eno on The Velvet Underground
- The origin of Sonny Rollins’ nickname, ‘Newk’
- On Jackie McLean’s Destination… Out!
Film & TV
- Polaroids from the set of the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple
- Richard Brody on Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time
News & Politics
- Henry Louis Gates Jr on Restoring Black History
- MacArthur Foundation announces this year’s Genius Grants
- Marking the 20th anniversary of Ken Burns’ The West
Miscellaneous
