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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Good Old Hank, Looking Trim
It may be Thursday, but some of us around here are still recovering from seeing Hank Williams III on Tuesday. We highly recommend seeing him, and, for good measure, a review is included in today’s Flurry. His grandfather is not recognized in the Grand Ole Opry, so sign the petition to reinstate him. Now down the roll we go. The Drug Czar has accomplished nothing worthwhile, but hopefully the Arts Czar will. Don’t forget the NEA can be a source of income for all of you starving artists out there. Nabokov’s son doesn’t need a grant after selling his father’s unfinished novella to Hugh Hefner. Look for it on E! this fall… Speaking of the sex industry, Savannah Sampson wouldn’t mind a Nabokovian plot, although we’re sure Lolita’s has been covered. Porn can be misogynist but so can God, who, in turn, wishes Vassily Aksyonov eternal peace. We have a reminder that nothing in life is free. Except Dark Sky Magazine. And, in case you missed it, the original issue of the New York Review of Books. Read, then go set the woods on fire. — Andrew Geer
