While Anthony Marra has had a wonderfully successful career prior to Mercury Pictures Presents, this was the first book of … More
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The Life of a Visionary, “All About Me!” by Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks’ Autobiography is a triumph of a book that I read through once, dipped in a bunch of times … More
Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming, László Krasznahorkai’s Farewell Triumph
Throughout the past hundred and fifty years or so, as the stage for modernism was set and more and more … More
#548 W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (W.R.: Misterije Organizma) (1971)
“Death to Male Fascism.” WR Mysteries of the Organism is a fascinating 1971 film from Serbian director Dušan Makavejev. Originally screened at … More
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
East of Eden is an immaculate American narrative that spans decades in the lives of the Hamiltons and the Trasks … More
Garrett Zecker 