Richie Beirach (1947-2026) plays “Nardis” for Steve Silberman, plus Beirach with the John Abercrombie Quartet

In August 2018, Steve Silberman published "Broken Time", an essay on Miles Davis's 1958 composition "Nardis". Among the musicians he interviewed was pianist Richie Beirach (1947-2026). One morning, Silberman wrote, Beirach asked him to call him, and then played "Nardis" over the phone for twenty minutes. When Silberman said he

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Ryan Gosling’s First Leading Role Was Also His Most Disturbing
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The Believer (2021)

Lucas suspects his wife is losing her mind when she claims demons are waging a war in their urban home. Eerie evidence is mounting that she may not actually be crazy after all, but what she's about to tell him next is that he must do the unthinkable.

I've long since been a follower of #McSweeney's since shortly after they showed up on the internet. They're a nonprofit publisher from #SanFrancisco. When I can afford it, I subscribe to their print efforts, McSweeney's #Quarterly and the bimonthly #TheBeliever. But their frequently updated #InternetTendency (of such nuggets as "Im Comic Sans, Asshole") still scratches that daily #creativewriting itch for me. Worth checking out:

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/totos-africa-by-ernest-hemingway

“Toto’s ‘Africa’” by Ernest Hemingway

At the airport the young man heard far-off drums echoing in the night. He imagined the young woman in the plane sitting still, hearing whispers of ...

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The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Episode 7 (My Thoughts)

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fun dive into the uncanny afterlife of edward hopper's "nighthawks" & the kitschy expanded universe it spawned, by ryan walsh, from the relaunched #thebeliever magazine. https://www.thebeliever.net/the-hopper-consani-connection/ #art
The Hopper-Consani Connection - Believer Magazine

If you’re sitting in an American diner that happens to have any predilection for nostalgia—and it’s extremely rare that any diner does not—there’s a good chance you’re going to see a certain painting somewhere inside the establishment. It’s a series of paintings, actually, but they will have one thing in common, whether the setting is […]

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The Believer, the Magazine Brought Low by a Zoom Dick, Was Sold to an Odd New Owner

Sold to a company that specializes in sex toys, affiliate links, and general internet chum, the magazine’s future is unclear.

"The Rescue" Throws The Mandalorian into "Star Wars" Lore | Impending Fascination

"The Rescue" gives "Star Wars" fans everything they could have hoped for, but somehow that ends up being slightly disappointing to the show's

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"The Rescue" Throws The Mandalorian into "Star Wars" Lore | Impending Fascination

"The Rescue" gives "Star Wars" fans everything they could have hoped for, but somehow that ends up being slightly disappointing to the show's

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"The Mandalorian" Doesn't Offer Anything To "The Believer" | Impending Fascination

"The Believer" is a difficult-to-like episode of "Star Wars: The Mandalorian." It doesn't offer the series much in the plot, which is pretty frustrating as it's the penultimate story of this year.

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