Alice has been walking and taking photographs at her mother's command. The results are bewitching.
Writing at Desktop, Australian blogger Gerard Edelson calls Banksy's film, Exit Through The Gift Shop,
'that rarest of things in the internet age: a cinematic Trojan horse.'
His full review will be posted on his own blog, Celluloid Tongue, in good time, in good time.
One of my favourite short story writers is putting one up a month as a podcast, and selling the print version from her website as a zine (and Jen makes pretty ones.) We are lucky punters. Get over there and listen, and send off for a bundle when she has a few more up. I will be.
Polari's first issue features an interview with Edmund White, poetry by Pam Brown, the short fiction of Dallas Angguish and the writing of Staceyann Chin. This new international journal is is currently holding an open call for submissions from LGBT and queer writers for its second issue, with a publication date of October 1st 2010.
And finally this link from John Williams at The Second Pass, to an interview with US historian Jill Lepore, carries a very sweet tale of an inspiring letter with it. What an interesting idea for a teacher to have, taking letters every year from 15 year old pupils and posting them back five years later. I wonder if he ever got any of them mixed up...(yes, that would be me if I was that teacher.)
Aw, many thanks for the shout out, Genevieve! Was great to see you (albeit briefly) on Saturday. We'll have to take in a screening and a coffee together some time. Are you planning on catching the Banksy flick during its two weeks at ACMI? And have you managed to find a copy of the current issue of Sydney Time Out on-shelf anywhere down here? Banksy designed to cover artwork and has given a rare press interview therein...
Posted by: gerardelson | May 31, 2010 at 01:47 PM
Lovely to see you and Ange too, Gerard! I should go see the film, it sounds amazing. I had to go early the other day, but we must all catch up.
I think I will have to order that periodical, unless MagNation has it of course - thank you for the tip! sounds great.
Posted by: genevieve | May 31, 2010 at 06:19 PM