Russia abandons literary past!!! ZOMG!!!11!!!eleventy!!! Um, OK. Has anyone heard of this little thing called the financial crisis? Anyone? The Russian movie industry is largely in limbo at the moment, which means that high-art projects get shelved. Trust me, I ought to know. And I just love the line about the Kremlin’s “steely” silence. WhyContinue reading “Excuse me, your headline is silly. And russophobic”
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“Do you like being unhappy?” “Do you like the fact that rain is wet?”
No one single instant of it was unendurable. Here was a second right here: he endured it. What was undealable-with was the thought of all the instants all lined up and stretching ahead, glittering… – David Foster Wallace. Someone asked me recently if I “like” being unhappy. It’s a strange and, at the same time,Continue reading ““Do you like being unhappy?” “Do you like the fact that rain is wet?””
Natalia A. 