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...planning on appointing an heir to take over your responsibilities upon retirement? Luca Zanzi, ALLSTON, MASS...
...lovers says, asking how the past will play a role in our experience of the present. Equally enticing are Smith’s descriptions of the implausible, written in such an honest and frank manner that one begins to believe that happening upon a curly-haired baby spewing obscenities or a fourteen year-old version of yourself are as routine as a couple discussing opera or a phone call to a sick friend. In “Writ,” Smith’s protagonist confronts her childhood self at the dinner table, and struggles with the question...
...will draw between them. However, there is a key difference. While Faulkner’s characters are riddled with vice that brings them to ruin, Phillips’ characters are more hopeful. While this makes “Lark and Termite” a less distressing read, its grip upon the imagination is sure to fade in comparison to Faulkner’s classic.The narrators in “Lark and Termite” are all introverted, insightful, and observant. What’s more, they are uniformly and oppressively good. The novel opens with the perspective of Corporal Robert...
...England, then-described by music critic Simon Reynolds as “a revolt into childhood”—would be an understatement. While the Twee sound longs for a greater, happier future, it is ever-wistful for lazy summers and bubblegum popsicles. POBPAH similarly builds upon the output of Shoegaze bands of the same period, marked by a distorted, almost atmospheric guitar sound.Pegging the album as a simple distillation of its influences would be reductive, and it would likewise be inaccurate to say that what they’ve made is wholly original. The quartet wear their...
...will not be bulldozed into joining this government, which does not reflect the interests of the people. I'm not going to betray them." - Upon returning to Zimbabwe after two months abroad (Associated Press...