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unfortunately Celan did not appreciate the works of Gregor von Rezzori, whose books charted the 20th century European psychological continuity with humour and insight. Sad!

was poetry really that lucrative in the mid 20th century? half of these letters from Celan are like, oh sorry i missed you in Zurich. I've been summering in Naples before moving back to Paris even though i hate it there

having a real "stars - they're just like us!" moment with this book

extremely irritating that Mamet compares climate scientists to Trofim Lysenko (Stalin’s science advisor) not least because i can’t think of a more powerless group of academics but also because if we’re at all serious about preventing climate catastrophe then we need a climate stalin. democratic half measures and civil debate society are totally insufficient at this point.

genuinely baffling that someone as connected as Mamet thinks free speech in film production is disappearing because “the Left” (which to him is everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Stalin, apparently) has too much power and people are scared of getting cancelled and not because two companies own everything and every movie is focus grouped into existence now

Mamet has always been conservative but being mad at jews for not voting for Trump, “the only president to ever treat us as people”, is such an insanely funny thing to be deadly serious about

god i WISH someone would take away free speech

nice little novel about taking mushrooms and sitting in traffic so far

Paul Celan on his male manipulator grind

i can see why Knausgaard likes Handke so much

forgot how much of a pain some of these are to read lol. That Time is rewarding at least but can’t say i recommend

there’s love for you… eh Joe?

the trick with reading Beckett is remembering he isn’t Joyce

pretty good bit to have a mute character in a radio play

rough for theatre? you’re telling me!

Happy Days is a favourite of mine. I too know the feeling of existential impotence

Endgame. a lot meaner and bleaker than Waiting for Godot

i wanted to just re-read Godot but i’m in for the whole thing now. what a beautiful little play about loving your friend in spite of everything

ah you fool. you’ve let aesthetic appreciation of the scriptures supplant a genuine belief in divine inspiration. moron

ah shit. lost the mandate of heaven again

being a Jeremiad sounds boring

caricature artists are going to hell

"It's so interesting, they so. All of it is so very interesting. And then I think, go to hell, it isn't! It's a way of seeing things, a way of being, and you make certain choices, you shove a little meaning into the everyday, and the days go by. Because it gets dreary at times, right. It's not like you're having such a fucking great time always."
The BBC should do a gritty Ways of Seeing reboot starring Knausgaard

fans of Knausgaard are really so lucky - the man is nothing if not prolific and extremely consistent. even when i don’t like his books (not the case here), it’s always like, yup, that’s a Knausgaard book