Pages tagged “issue 13”

Five

By Robert Davis on 12:00 AM on February 1, 2005

Abbas Kiarostami has always had an experimental streak, but he’s never indulged it as much as he does in his new film, Five, which consists of opening credits and... read more

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Getting Lost in Translation

By Philip Christman on 12:00 AM on February 1, 2005

In her fine writer’s manual, The Passionate, Accurate Story, Carol Bly asks whether a link might exist between the lack of reading and a culture's viciousness... read more

Found in: Books, Reviews

Envy

By Philip Christman on 12:00 AM on January 24, 2005

Yuri Olesha’s Envy, a classic of early Soviet fiction, is everything Shadow of the Wind is not—brutish, nasty, short and hilarious. The novel’s malcontent narrator... read more

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The Adolescent and The Idiot

By Philip Christman on 12:00 AM on January 24, 2005

Envy harks back to another classic of Russian literature—Dostoevsky’s Notes From Underground, the first in a series of great novels that... read more

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Blankets

By Jason Killingsworth on 12:00 AM on January 24, 2005

In Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott claims that if you survived childhood, you have more than enough material to write a book. I’m inclined to agree, but memoirs are tricky... read more

Found in: Books, Reviews

The Book of Proper Names

By Philip Christman on 12:00 AM on January 21, 2005

Amelie Nothomb is a cult figure in Europe but little known stateside. Judging by The Book of Proper Names, her narrative style is oddly sparse... read more

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The Comas - Conductor

By Arye Dworken on 12:00 AM on January 12, 2005

In the liner notes to The Comas’ sophomore album, Conductor, lead singer Andy Herod thanks The WB channel. It’s a gracious gesture completely... read more

Found in: Music, Reviews

David Jacobs-Strain

By j. poet on 12:00 AM on January 10, 2005

David Jacobs-Strain—the young man with the age-old voice and guitar chops that make players twice his age break out in a cold sweat... read more

Found in: Music, Features

Miles Davis - Seven Steps

By Andy Whitman on 12:00 AM on December 4, 2004

Deluxe box from legendary jazz trumpeter bridges gap between first and second great quintets... read more

Found in: Music, Reviews

Minnie Driver - Everything I've Got In My Pocket

By Amanda Petrusich on 12:00 AM on December 4, 2004

Pop music has offered its fans precious few certainties over the years, but the Hollywood-starlet-gone-pop-star storyline almost always ends with the exact same... read more

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