New Orpheu

Not your average Marian apparition

There’s an inherent issue for any author who boldly proclaims their entry into the novel form with a literal exclamation point and a one word title like Martyr! The Bible got there first.

So Much Longing in So Little Space is a test to see how far a title can carry a book. Do combinations of words get any better than that? This is Karl Ove Knausgård at both his best and his worst. What is refreshing about… Read more: Min Kamp Against Knausgård

A novel for the film buffs, the average art enthusiast, and those whose experience with cultural artifacts goes beyond the ephemeral into the all-encompassing. The premise is that of a Northern Irish man, Brian, who leads a solitary life in London, working for a local… Read more: October 5th, 2024: “Brian” by Jeremy Cooper

I’ve a combative relationship with math rock. Bips and beeps and zoinks whirling around in an intellectualized insult to the traditional mores of songwriting with an ethos of, “If you can fit it in any time signature, it’ll do,” can be objectively admired without being… Read more: October 1st, 2024: Almost Always Better (Almost Always Worse)