Monday, July 09, 2007

Dizzies Newsfeeds™ for Monday

Jonathan Coe's new novel will focus on mothers and daughters....The parts of Adolfo Bioy Casares's diaries focusing on his friend Borges have been published, and the TLS has an in-depth look (with several significant reservations)....(I like that the TLS will review things that aren't even in English)....We agree with Nick Owchar at Jacket Copy re the final chapter of the Potteriad: "It is exciting that a book can still stir the kind of frantic energy typical in Dumas’ day"....Over at Slate, Dizzyhead Hua on the rap "beef" in the YouTube era....Not sure we agree with this take on The Sopranos vs. The Novel....The Sopranos is surely not as good as Lost???....What say you, Dizzyheads?....Devin has a new "Pop" post up—including this controversial gem:

Fab Revelation #537
That virtually the whole of Oasis's worthy career sprang from a single tight and polished tap of pop musicality: "And Your Bird Can Sing." And that as well as Oasis have done what they've done over their 15-year career, the Beatles not only did it better but did it in two minutes.
And via Pinky's Paperhaus, this photo of Faulkner's legendary wall outline for A Fable:

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2 Comments:

Blogger The New-York Ghost said...

Dizzyheads, what say you?!

(I NEVER READ IT.)

Or what's his BEST novel?

CONTROVERSIAL PICK: The Wild Palms?!

10:58 AM  
Blogger Ed Park said...

WANTED: Musicians to help the Psychic Envelopes with new recording project, "funk" version of Faulkner, working title: GET DOWN, MOSES!

11:45 AM  

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