The First Day Thread of August Is An Angel (8/1)
Please enjoy this lovely song that I found courtesy of Leon Vynehall (pictured) and DJ-Kicks. Continue reading The First Day Thread of August Is An Angel (8/1)
Author: plinythe20something
The Night Thread Explores The Moon (May 9)
Today is my birthday! I came up with 30 different ideas for my birthday night thread, discarded them all, and finally settled on Tintin: Explorers on the Moon because 1) space is awesome, 2) Tintin is awesome, and 3) I … Continue reading The Night Thread Explores The Moon (May 9)
The Thomas Pynchon Day Thread (May 8)
Today is Thomas Pynchon’s 83rd birthday! Many happy returns to the author of Catcher in the– I mean, Gravity’s Rainbow. Thought of using one of the many, many beautiful head shots Pynchon has released over the years as a … Continue reading The Thomas Pynchon Day Thread (May 8)
NFL Draft Live Thread
The NFL Draft goes virtual this year! Will Roger Goodell still get booed? Will a team miss out on their player of choice or ideal trade because of IT issue? Will Bill Belichick attempt to trade Julian Edelman to the … Continue reading NFL Draft Live Thread
Late to the Party: Gravity’s Rainbow
Content Warning: This essay contains graphic sexual content. Thomas Pynchon wrote Gravity’s Rainbow in the early 1970s while dividing his time between New York and Southern California. If you visited his room at Manhattan Beach, just blocks from the … Continue reading Late to the Party: Gravity’s Rainbow
Review: Little Women
And the Oscar goes to… Bob Odenkirk’s sideburns! Ok, maybe that one is less of a lock than the many other awards season accolades this film will surely collect over the next two months, but it’s one of the … Continue reading Review: Little Women
Movie Review: The Lighthouse
What are we to make of a movie like The Lighthouse? The longer you gaze into its depths, the murkier it appears. If it’s sense you want, look elsewhere. This is early period David Lynch territory, a smoky, rusty machine … Continue reading Movie Review: The Lighthouse
Pliny the Birthday-something!
Happy Birthday to me! I’m old! Hooray! Therefore, I get to force you to look at my favorite Garfdel meme. And I get to tell you all what to do. Listen up! Please tag me in lots of cat … Continue reading Pliny the Birthday-something!
The Thing Itself Night Thread
Tonight, we celebrate Adam Roberts’ The Thing Itself, a marvelous mindbender of a sci fi novel from the British author of 20 Trillion Leagues Under the Sea. Two men, together on an Antarctic research base. Alone for months on end. … Continue reading The Thing Itself Night Thread
