Austin Osman Spare: Weird occult illustrations from ‘A Book of Satyrs’
In 1907, the artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare published his second volume of illustrations, A Book of Satyrs–or rather satires. Spare believed the word…
Books Archives: 11/2017
Salvador Dalí’s hilarious lesson in proper English speech
Echo number four (via Discogs) One of the nice people I met at the Revolting Cocks and Meat Beat Manifesto show last weekend kept telling…
There’s a book of ‘beautiful’ (but strictly unauthorized) poetry by Donald Trump and it’s a hoot
Apparently, Donald Trump has unwittingly produced a book of poetry. Not just your run-of-the-mill rhyming couplets or iambic pentameter, but short sentences artfully clipped from…
Theres a new edition of Dali’s ‘The Wines of Gala’: The modern wine bible you never knew you needed
This month, publisher Taschen is following up on its successful re-publication of Salvador Dalí’s Les Dîners de Gala with his long out-of-print companion volumeThe Wines…
Raymond Chandler’s guide to prison, street, and Hollywood slang
Elliott Gould as Philip Marlowe in Robert Altman’s film version of Raymond Chandler’s ‘The Long Goodbye.’ Raymond Chandler wanted to call his second Philip Marlowe…