As bad as I was at reading this year—because, well, *gestures at the world*—I was perhaps worse at keeping track of what I read. But here's what I wrote down. Making these collages is a real treat at the end of the year; thanks for checking them out. Thinking of all of us in hopes for better …
Continue reading What Everyone Is Dying to Know: Books Bianca Read This Year
Preamble, Mike Wilkins (1987) We must, of course, begin with RIP 2018 (by Pete Reynolds). Consider the new stories we could tell if we decided that instead of fantasizing about killing our monsters, it would be worthwhile to imagine safe places for them in the fictional worlds they inhabit. Imagine seeing big summer movies where …
Continue reading Love Is Not a Permanent State of Enthusiasm
"There he is, the poet suspended in that most ephemeral piece of furniture, the hammock, swinging there in the eternity of the moment, and he is empty of himself at last. That’s when the whole world surges in." "I Have Wasted My Life" by Patricia Hampl Heavily insightful, illuminating, and important piece about the opioid epidemic: "The …
Have to start with plugging my own article, of course: "Mother Nature Snows Best" "But I'm not trying to become wealthy," Franco told me after a moment. "I'm trying to have a nice life." HOW A BELIEF IN AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM IS MAKING AMERICA LESS EXCEPTIONAL by Eric Lyman "Superhero Movies Will Have to Work Harder …
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