Science Fiction Week: Jerusalem by Alan Moore @ nyjb
Alan Moore’s “Jerusalem” is a turgid, overwritten slab of pretentiousness. Continue reading Science Fiction Week: Jerusalem by Alan Moore @ nyjb
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Science Fiction Week Preview
This week is Science Fiction Week at the Driftless Area Review, Continue reading Science Fiction Week Preview
Economic Thought: A Brief History by Heinz D. Kurz @ nyjb
From ancient Greece to the modern globalized economy, Kurz distills the essence of various schools of thought and the personalities who made them. Continue reading Economic Thought: A Brief History by Heinz D. Kurz @ nyjb
Nature Poem by Tommy Pico @ NYJB
Part backlash, part meditation, “Nature Poem” by Tommy Pico is an urban hipster’s struggle to write on a subject he feels is “stereotypical, reductive, and boring.” Continue reading Nature Poem by Tommy Pico @ NYJB
Harry Benson: Persons of Interest, by Harry Benson @ NYJB
The photographs are instantly recognizable, the name is not. Continue reading Harry Benson: Persons of Interest, by Harry Benson @ NYJB
Translation Tuesdays: The Absolute Gravedigger, by Vítěslav Nezval @ NYJB
Violent, erotic, dreamlike, and weird Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: The Absolute Gravedigger, by Vítěslav Nezval @ NYJB
Akashic Noir: Brussels Noir, edited by Michel Dufranne
Yet again the Akashic Noir series curates an entertaining genre-bending anthology of dark tales, bad decisions, and charismatic characters. Continue reading Akashic Noir: Brussels Noir, edited by Michel Dufranne
Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
“Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left” is a no-holds-barred take-down of the modern Left. Continue reading Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
Translation Tuesdays: Vaseline Buddha, by Jung Young Moon @ NYJB
“Vaseline Buddha” is a brilliant example of contemporary South Korean literature. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Vaseline Buddha, by Jung Young Moon @ NYJB
The Familiar, Volume 5: Redwood, by Mark Z. Danielewski @ NYJB
If William Gibson, Michael Connelly, and Neil Gaiman wrote a series, it might end up looking like The Familiar. Continue reading The Familiar, Volume 5: Redwood, by Mark Z. Danielewski @ NYJB
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