Sweet leaves

My latest Astral Weeks is "live" (as we say in the web column biz)—my take on two excellent rock-and-roll novels, Martin Millar's Suzy, Led Zeppelin, and Me and John Darnielle's Master of Reality.

(Are they science fiction? Read on!)

Weekend Table-Talk

I. It's not every day you pass by a palindrome, let alone two: Yesterday I walked by a new condo, Avonova...and then, later, an Argentinian restaurant, La Rural.

II. Weekend Ouroboros, from Dizzies Team Member Hua:



III. Beatles trivia was never this difficult! (Black Sabbath experts, please apply inside.)

IV. Levi uncovers more about the Family Waugh than is seemly.

V. Weekend vintage video: "Shout to the Top"!



VI. Sebald genealogy? (Via Bibliodyssey.)