February 2012
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Shalom Auslander's top 10 comic tragedies →
4. “The Book of Job” For 90% of this book, it is one of the darkest, funniest cris de coeur ever composed. A dick (God) decides to test a good man (Job), destroying all his property, killing his family and covering him with boils. Job loses it and goes off on a fantastic tirade against God, even as his friends tell him to watch his mouth or else. “Or else what?” Job...
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Kylie Minogue's 'Fever' Turns 10 →
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“GREENWOOD, IN—Sitting in a quiet downtown diner, local hospital administrator...”
– Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book on The Onion (via millionsmillions)
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“People thought they had to protect her. She hated that. And that’s what...”
– Robyn Crawford’s eulogy of Whitney Houston.
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“To think of anyone’s life as a cautionary tale is condescending (true...”
– Rich at fourfour
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Malloy vs. Molloy
First, one of the craziest stories I’ve ever heard, courtesy the Smithsonian’s consistently fantastic history blog, Past Imperfect: “The Man Who Wouldn’t Die.” It begins:
The plot was conceived over a round of drinks. One afternoon in July 1932, Francis Pasqua, Daniel Kriesberg and Tony Marino sat in Marino’s eponymous speakeasy and raised their glasses, sealing...
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Three Photos of Colette: William Gass →
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“But what attitude do cats adopt? Cats are just that: cats. And their world is...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke, from the preface to Mitsou. Translated by Richard Miller.
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“Take dogs: the admiration and trust evidenced in their approaches to us often...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke, from the preface to Mitsou. Translated by Richard Miller.
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“Does anyone know cats? Do you, for example, think that you do? I must admit I...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke, from the preface to Mitsou. Translated by Richard Miller.
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