“…brought to dazzling eclipse refulgence…” –Will Alexander, “A Nexus of Phantoms” This comes from the NASA website: The last lunar…
Features
Noticing last September that the Features section of this site was blank, I began embedding there feature-length films that are…
What’s So New about the New Sentence?
The new sentence, like all other “new” phenomena and movements (the New Criticism, the New Novel, the New Narrative, dozens…
How do you read?
I’m a critic. It’s my job to praise or condemn books. But there are times when praise just gets in…
In Memory of Don Van Vliet, AKA Captain Beefheart
Every obit will mention front and center his 1969 masterpiece, Trout Mask Replica; I’ll be no exception, because that’s the…
Book of the Month Club
Big Other is starting a monthly book club! We’ve chosen 12 books to tackle in 2011. At the end of…
…It’s Time to Mystify (13 Great Films)
In the spirit of Greg’s list from yesterday: 1. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, 1943)
Tim Jones-Yelvington on Writing
“Candyland is not an easy game. You don’t want to get stuck with GLOPPY.” “When he says IN THERE what…
Two New Journals You Should Know About
The first is ASYMPTOTE, which I can tell you now has an incredible lineup for its forthcoming first issue. As…
Davis Schneiderman Suggests Recursive, Provides Concrete Example
Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.