shoutouts

The exquisite trailer for Somewhere has revived my interest in the film. Sofia Coppola won top honors at the Venice Film Festival this year. It looks quite moving. I love the Phoenix track too!

William Johnson, the editor of Mary, has a great interview on Eat On This. And he shouts me out!

Terrance Hayes is such an exciting choice for this year's National Book Award for poetry. His book Lighthead is stunning.

shoutouts

Check out Teo Blake's new album Death to Sambo. Really good tracks! A little post about it on Le Chic Batik. Available on iTunes here.

After Tuesday's depressing (though I prepared for the very worst) election results, I found Curtis Sittenfield's (author of the amazing novel Prep) Slate essay on Barack Obama warm and refreshing.

Ricky Martin's memoir reviewed by Gawker.

Frank Bidart was a special guest at last night's Wilde Boys salon. An amazing writer. Read his work here.

Carey Mulligan at the BAFTA's. Love it!

howl & mary, mary quite contrary

This is a really great interview by Erik Anderson with Howl directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

Also check out James Franco's favorite poems. He's so dreamy and has nice taste.

Coming out this fall is a new issue of William Johnson's literary journal Mary. Looks great!