I won’t be the only person to talk about David Foster Wallace today, but I think his suicide is one of those things that I need to find words for. He has been one of the most influential writers in my life personally, and his work has been so consistently important to me, it seems […]
I might actually pick up Austinite Mary K. Moore’s The Unexpected When You’re Expecting: Clear, Comprehensive Month-By-Month Dread, or at least buy it as a gift next time I know someone pregnant. I don’t know how much of it would be applicable to my life at this point, as my child is six going on […]
Photographer Andrew Zuckerman’s strikingly detailed images of animals from around the world are as delightful as they are inspiring. This collection of astonishing studio portraits of 175 wild creatures from baby leopards to parrots, bears, mandrills, and many more are stunningly foregrounded against white backgrounds, depicting their subjects with rare sensitivity, insight, humor, and wonder. […]
Grain Edit has a great slideshow of images from the children’s book Henri’s Walk to Paris, which was illustrated in 1962 by designer Saul Bass. Leonore Klein wrote the text.
This year, I’ll be posting a daily Gift Watch, featuring items that I think would make great gifts. Even the godless exchange gifts in December, and there’s no shortage of cool gadgets, books, records and art to shower on your friends and family this year. Enjoy.
The Collected Poems 1956-1998 by Zbigniew Herbert is […]
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