October 15, 2023

[a pleasurable headache] it's not complicated

So, this was announced during the week on Twitter:

As you can see, there's a familiar name among the 69 authors in the TOC.

This was a very fun (but challenging) one to get right. Proceeds from the anthology will go to the very worthy cause of the charity Mind, here in the UK.

Links

I could list a long list of links I've read throughout the week on Israel/Palestine, but instead I'm going to post the below. Whilst the destruction Hamas has wrought on civilians is wrong, history did not suddenly begin on October 7th 2023. The video is a few years old (rest in power as always, Michael Brooks), but is unfortunately no less pertinent:

What Happens When James Ellroy Gets Mixed Up with Marilyn Monroe?

<https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/09/18/the-enchanters-james-ellroy-book-review>

Another piece on James Ellroy's latest, this time it's more of a review, as well as a commentary on how he treats and engages with the very real figure of Monroe.

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Domino (18 years later)

<https://outlawvern.com/2023/09/28/domino-18-years-later-revisit/>

I always love it when film and TV critics come back to something they've previously engaged with, looking at it through a new prism of experience and changing tastes. This review (like the recent one on Man on Fire) is looking at one of Tony Scott's fils, Domino. I have a soft spot for the absolute insanity of editing and flurry of stylistic choices present in the movie so Vern's 'revreview' was a good read.

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Christopher Columbus And The Replacement-Level Historical Figure

<https://defector.com/christopher-columbus-and-the-replacement-level-historical-figure>

This article is over two years old at this point but I missed it the first time around. I'm currently reading Wyman's book The Verge where he talks more about the period in question, but thought this was a great antithesis of the 'great man of history' threory.

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The 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time

<https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-movie-books-all-time/>

Everyone loves a list.

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I'm using Twitter less and less at the moment as the dumpster fire continues. I have, however, been using BlueSky. I check in once or twice a day and that's it.

I have 4 invite codes to BlueSky for anyone who hasn't already received one. First come, first served to those who email me back with a request.

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I'm off to hope against hope. See you in two.