You wouldn’t steal a car, but you can steal 911 Lonely. I mean, you still have to read it, but we are giving you the piece! The paywall is down, the means of production are yours. It’s the existing conditions, Jim. The horizon keeps things possible. meanjin.com.au/essays/911-lon…

They are, once again, coming for yours truly

Of all the Bernhard I’ve read, this one was far and away the best: tragic and vulnerable and just burns a hole through you

the paywall is down on this one – come and dissolve yourself

spoke to kill your darlings about lit fests & dionysos speed

thank you Paperback Bookshop for this Honford Star hook up. esp since the new seoul park jelly massacre wasn’t even meant to be out until may

‘this is what baked 💩 looks like’ ok grafton we are off to a good start

Zach’s review of the new Donoso translation and phenomenon of the so-called ‘Latin American Boom’ at The Millions is lovely, well worth reading

funny also cos dorothy’s marketing went pretty hard

still my most anticipated film of the year ngl

𝔴𝔢 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔰𝔲𝔠𝔥 𝔰𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔶𝔬𝔲

what is more ballardian than the met gala really

in his magnum opus peep show david mitchell remarked, I’ve said too much, haven’t I? Damn. Damn these lips of mine, I guess witold must have sympathised cos everyone’s lips are cursed in this one. also it is about tennis and trent reznor should do the soundtrack

during a period of decline the best elements of any medium tend to fade. back before ‘blog post’ was a punchline it was an avenue for some cool writing, just look at Kate Zambreno’s list (from Heroines) of the kind of stuff that existed circa 2010

“I keep eating, so to speak; the digesting will have to be done then the shitting; and the shit had better be good!” kathy acker was something else

some thoughts on this year’s miles franklin. last time the abc used this format it was to discuss the new beyoncé album, just to give you a rough idea how exciting this shortlist is abc.net.au/news/2024-07-0…

some thoughts on the Booker abc.net.au/news/2024-11-1…

ALLES WIRD REIN – ALL WILL BE CLEAN – is a sinister recurring trope in László Krasznahorkai’s fiction: tidy towns are typically fascist towns. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-2…