Before the pandemic began, my library would host weekly, and one additional monthly book sale. As an official patron and … More
Tag: Music
Radio Waves: A Post-Punk Novel by Shawna-Lee I. Perrin
Radio Waves is the independently-released first novel from Shawna-Lee I. Perrin. It tells the story of Viv Pierce, a college-radio … More
Middle C by William Gass
Should humanity, in all of its cruelty, be allowed to endure? Such is the repeated refrain of William Gass’ Middle … More
Riding With The Ghost by Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor’s Riding with the Ghost takes its title from a Jason Molina song of the same name, and explores … More
Romance in Marseille by Claude McKay
If there was a way to somehow imbue the energy, schemes, and urban underground with the free spirit and lyricism … More
Our Infinite Playlist
Read Garrett’s newest contribution to Assignment Magazine, “Our Infinite Playlist.” Garrett reflects on crafting the perfect playlist for his graduating … More
#747 Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus is Miloš Forman’s brilliant adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s stage play of the same name that mesmerized Broadway for almost three … More
#1186 Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Straight Outta Compton is the 2015 biopic that tells the story of Eazy-E’s (and the rest of NWA’s) genesis and … More
#189 The Children of Paradise (Les enfants du paradis) (1945)
The history of Children of Paradise, considered to be one of the (if not the) greatest French Films of all time, … More
#1165 Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Joel and Ethan Cohen’s Inside Llewyn Davis tells the story of a folk singer entering the strange early years of … More
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