With Victor LaValle
A writer I respect a lot. Honored to get to share a virtual stage with him:
Best Reads from Lately
https://apnews.com/1ecd8a37bd1e4dc68ebed3c4568fcf72 https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Christopher-Columbus-statue-torn-down-thrown-in-lake-by-protesters-571149751.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-a-right-wing-movie-studio-enabled-the-harvey-weinstein-of-indie-film Slice & Dice: How Post-Pandemic Horror Could Lead to the Next Golden Age of Slashers – Bloody Disgusting https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/15/magazine/jon-stewart-interview.html regal jumping spider – Phidippus regius C.L. Koch https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/06/09/this-incredibly-rare-white-grizzly-has-emerged-in-banff-why-experts-hope-you-never-see-it.html Another mysterious radio burst in space is repeating a pattern. This one occurs every 157 days – CNN Roman city of Falerii Novi mapped
Nightmare on Elk Street
Been wanting to say that for so long. Anyway, heck of a nice write-up for The Only Good Indians:
Galeux
My favorite line from this (of course, and with the help of google translate*): It’s beautiful, wildly intelligent and downright touching. All right, kind of smitten with the header image too: * (I can actually get along all right in written French, but google translate made it faster, so: I clicked instead of using my
Night Worms!
Always so cool to hang out with Josh, with Sadie: “Preorders will begin on MONDAY, JUNE 22ND AT 8AM PST . Includes: Goodie Bag + Hardcover Malerman +. Early SGJ release exclusively for Night Worms! And more!”
NOT in the Sun
I know I was just linking to a ‘things to read IN the sun’ list a post or two ago, but, now, here’ s one for NOT in the sun:
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/05/dave-grohl-irreplaceable-thrill-rock-show/611113/ WATCH: Writing the Most Challenging Scene of Star Trek: Picard | Star Trek https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/coronavirus-harming-native-american-communities https://twitter.com/robsaucedo2500/status/1261437704744644612?s=21 (thread) Farmer Claims Skull Found in Chained Box is From a Werewolf | Mysterious Universe Here’s How Time Works Now – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency FANGORIA | Let Us In: On Horror Inclusivity https://www.livescience.com/puhahonu-largest-and-hottest-volcano-on-earth.html https://apnews.com/7fef787f1bd5652e1205bc71ed0023d1 https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/epgebm/ergot-fungus-psychedelic-lsd-witchcraft ‘Apparently Useless’: The