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Comment on Escape (from) artistry by Mark

Mark — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:55:53 +0000

Thanks Gil: I wish I’d had the good sense, self-respect, or moral courage to put this book aside. If ever the metaphor “drank the cup to its better dregs” applied to my experience with a novel, it is this one. It has, in fact, put me off Chabon for good.

Comment on Podcast: Look in Your Heart by Mark

Mark — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:42:10 +0000

Thanks a lot, guys, for putting and keeping things in perspective.

Comment on Podcast: Look in Your Heart by Gil

Gil — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:28:13 +0000

Addendum! Here's a new WSJ article about the viability of multi-volume biographies, a la Mr. Caro's LBJ series.

Comment on Podcast: Look in Your Heart by Ian Kelley

Ian Kelley — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:23:45 +0000

Enjoyed this edition very much. Thank you, Gil!

Comment on Podcast: Look in Your Heart by Gil

Gil — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:29:57 +0000

Here are the Robert Caro/LBJ articles I refer to in the first part of the podcast: The Big Book - Esquire, by Chris Jones Robert Caro’s Big Dig - New York Times Magazine, by Charles McGrath Should LBJ Be Ranked Alongside Lincoln? - Smithsonian, by Ron Rosenbaum Power Brokers on Robert Caro's 'The Power Broker' - BusinessWeek, by Keenan Mayo Sunday Routine: Rising Early, With a New Sentence in Mind - New York Times, by John Leland Weekend Interview: Robert Caro: Political Power - How to Get It and Use It - Wall Street Journal, by Brian Bolduc

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Comment on Simeon by Nicholas

Nicholas — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:31:58 +0000

Well, it’s so sad that one useless piece of shit can take a life away from one bright human been…..

Comment on Podcast: Good Housekeeping by Gil

Gil — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:29:59 +0000

Glad you liked it! I had no idea she was teaching by us back then! I think I saw the movie a bazillion years ago, but I may be mistaken on that.

You’re my next podcast victim/subject, so I hope you make me sound good, Mark!

Comment on Podcast: Good Housekeeping by Mark

Mark — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:28:07 +0000

Thanks, you guys, for this first-rate and edifying thirty minutes. For several years I had a copy of Housekeeping on my shelf and intended to read it. When I packed up my apartment in 1991, in preparation for my departure to Hampshire, the novel went into the thrift store pile. Now, I think, I'll go back and take a second look. Marilynne Robinson was actually teaching at U-Mass while we were students at Hampshire, and when I spoke with someone at Hampshire who know her, he told me that Housekeeping was roughly a roman a clef. Have you seen the movie? I am moved to take a crack at this novel--and summer approaches! Thanks again.

Comment on April, Fool! by vince

vince — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:15:14 +0000

Rabbit, Run really is, in my opinion, an American classic.
As for your palpitations … yes, cut back on coffee, but also make sure you are getting enough calcium, potassium, and magnesium. I have always been subject to SVT attacks but after they got REALLY bad and frequent, I started taking a calcium supplement every other day–they disappeared.