AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar1 day agoPatti Astor, Doyenne of New York’s Avant-Garde Scene, Dies at 74verified_publisherThe New York Times - Penelope GreenShe was a founder of the Fun Gallery, which staged early shows by Keith Haring and other artists who defined the city’s downtown scene in the 1980s. Patti Astor, the downtown Manhattan “It” girl, indie film star and co-founder of Fun Gallery, the scruffy East Village storefront space that in the …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar2 days agoThe Poet Who Took It Personallyverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Maggie DohertyDelmore Schwartz tried to change poetry, often by putting his own painful life on the page. The cost was that failure felt all the more acute. Delmore Schwartz died in the early morning of July 11, 1966, in an ambulance on the way to Roosevelt Hospital. He’d been living alone in a seedy hotel near …
AvatarfifereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoThe Book That Broke the Worldpublishersweekly.comAfter the shocking ending to The Book That Wouldn’t Burn, Lawrence has a lot to answer for—and he doesn’t disappoint; there’s no trace of sophomore …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar4 days agoThe 20 Best Spy Novels You Won't Be Able To Put DownMen's Health - Milan PolkEven James Bond would be on the edge of his seat. Our product picks are editor-tested, expert-approved. We may earn a commission through links on our site. Why Trust Us? IF YOU'RE A reader, you're probably aware how big the mystery genre is. There's a lot more out there than just Agatha Christie and …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar6 days agoA Child’s-Eye View of 1970s Debaucheryverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Judith ShulevitzThe brilliant novels of Helen Garner depict her generation’s embrace of freedom, but also the sad consequences. The Australian author Helen Garner’s first novel, Monkey Grip, published in 1977, and her third, Children’s Bach, published in 1984—both recently reissued in the United States—are considered …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatar5 days agoSix Cult Classics You Have to Readverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Ilana MasadAs word of mouth about a book spreads, it begins to spark with a special kind of electricity. A book that earns the title of “cult classic” is one that combines two seemingly contradictory qualities: It has a passionate following of people who swear it’s the best thing they’ve ever read, but also, …
AvatarfifereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoApr 9The Fascinating Story Of Quetzalcoatl, The Feathered Serpent Deity Worshiped By The Aztecsallthatsinteresting.com - Genevieve CarltonOne of the most important gods in the Aztec pantheon, Quetzalcoatl was associated with wind, wisdom, and agriculture and was believed to have …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatarEl Salvador offers 5,000 passports to skilled foreign workersAOL - Michael Rios, CNNEl Salvador is offering 5,000 “free passports” to highly skilled workers from abroad, President Nayib Bukele announced Saturday in his latest attempt to boost the country’s economy with foreign investment. Scientists, engineers, doctors, artists, and philosophers will be granted “full citizen …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatarFencer, Violinist, Composer: The Life of Joseph BologneJSTOR Daily - Ashawnta JacksonAs a musician of color during the Ancien Régime and French Revolution, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, lived a life unlike those of his …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatarRebel Wilson's tell-all book has been delayed indefinitely in Australia amid Sacha Baron Cohen harassment allegationsAOL - Eve CrosbieThe release of Rebel Wilson's memoir "Rebel Rising" has been delayed in Australia and the UK. Publisher HarperCollins said it was due to Wilson's promotional tour plans. However, Wilson suggested on Instagram that someone else had caused the delay. Since hitting shelves in the US, Rebel Wilson's new …
AvatarfifereFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Internationalism of the Harlem Renaissancehyperallergic.com - Zoë HopkinsThe Harlem Renaissance was a globally networked movement of sprawling self-determination energized by the new modalities of Black subjectivity. In the …
AvatarfifereAvatarAvatarNew Kind of Fusion Reactor Built at Government Labverified_publisherGizmodo - Isaac SchultzThe stellarator has permanent magnets, a first for a fusion experiment. A team of physicists and engineers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory …