Put More Blood into the Music (1987 Documentary on Sonic Youth)

“I reason, Earth is short–” — Emily Dickinson

“I reason, Earth is short–” by Emily Dickinson:

I reason, Earth is short —
And Anguish — absolute —
And many hurt,
But, what of that?

I reason, we could die —
The best Vitality
Cannot excel Decay,
But, what of that?

I reason, that in Heaven —
Somehow, it will be even —
Some new Equation, given —
But, what of that?

 

Francis Bacon on Immediacy and Violence

Portrait of the Author Fyodor Dostoevsky — Vasily Perov

List with No Name #12

  1. McNulty & Bunk
  2. Carver & Herc
  3. Poot & Bodie
  4. Avon & Stringer
  5. Freamon & Bunk
  6. Kima & McNulty
  7. Freamon & Prez
  8. Rhonda & Daniels
  9. McNulty & Freamon
  10. Snoop & Chris
  11. Omar & Brother Mouzone

The Disciple of Las Vegas (Book Acquired, 9.27.2012)

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I guess these books are already big in the UK, or maybe they will be big, or something. This one’s an ARC and it doesn’t come out until early next year. Here’s the UK pub copy:

Hired by Tommy Ordonez, the richest man in the Philippines, to recover $50 million in a land swindle, Ava has her work cut out. Tommy’s brother has messed up and the Filipino billionaire’s reputation is on the line.

Tracking the money, Ava uncovers an illegal online gambling ring, and follows the trail to Las Vegas. Once there, she turns her gaze to David Douglas, one of the greatest poker players in the world – and someone who knows more about the missing money than he’s letting on.

Meanwhile, Jackie Leung, an old target of Ava’s, has made it rich. He wants revenge, and he’s going after Ava.

Read a William Gaddis Profile (New York Magazine 1994)

 

Read the New York Magazine profile via Google Books.

Karin Reading — Carl Larsson