Didion, Hawthorne, and the In-Between (DH&I): Recent Episodes
Mackenzie Gentz
A podcast that underscores the relevancy of literature in the 21st Century through analysis and discussion.
A double episode with double the amount of pages. Many, many questions.
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How young is too young to read Twilight? How problematic is Twilight? Some teasers about Midnight Sun and two OG fans' review of the saga and movie series.
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Our third and final episode about the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
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Featuring some of the longest footnotes/endnotes we've seen in a while...
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Terminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1
.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdf
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An episode continuing our mini-series on female-focused dystopian fiction, this time on a novel that came out just earlier this year.
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A micro-episode today on one of the world's most legendary pairings. (No, it's not batman and robin.)
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Show notes: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/notes/books-and-coffee-books-and-tea-episode-125
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Marathe, Marathe, Marathe.
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IJ and Race: https://theoutline.com/post/5543/david-foster-wallace-conference-profile?zi=io37hlck&zd=2
JOI Filmography: https://pooryorickentertainment.tumblr.com/
The Minimalists Podcast: Episode 242 Toxic People
"It's Not What It Looks Like" by Molly Burke (audible audiobook)
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Terminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1
.pdf of the Novel (page numbers different): https://raisuman123.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/david-foster-wallace-infinite-jest-v2-0.pdf
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My thoughts about book banning and why it is so important.
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Poor Tony Krause makes a re-entry into the novel?
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Terminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1
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All about one of the coolest, most variant genres in literature.
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Not much action in this section, but let's talk about Entertainment besides ...
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Sources:
1993 Larry McCaffery interview: https://www.dalkeyarchive.com/a-conversation-with-david-foster-wallace-by-larry-mccaffery/
https://hyperallergic.com/178866/reading-david-foster-wallace-for-the-colors/
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Terminology for this chapter: https://www.relevanceofliterature.com/infinite-jest-1
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Who is the bad girl, and what does she have to do with Peruvian politics?
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It's time for us to look to Camus for a perspective on large-scale illness.
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Quotes, Gately, and Joelle van Dyne. Also: What's going on with Hal? We should mention that some of our philosophy regarding Patreon/subscriptions comes from The Minimalists (linked below).
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Sources:
The Minimalists: https://www.theminimalists.com/
Typo Link:
David Sedaris story: "I Almost Saw This Girl Get Killed"
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About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished
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I did the challenge again, except better. Enjoy!
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Sources:
Duolingo.com
Learn Norwegian in 30 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0TbsABuFY&t=657s
Tysk: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tysk#:~:text=Adjective,Germany%20or%20the%20German%20language)
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Parents and picayune.
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Two Interesting Articles:
https://nathanholic.com/2013/08/30/infinite-jest-is-this-about-me-or-the-characters/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/oli.12246
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I discuss some of my thoughts about the footnote as a referential device with help from footnotes from "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace.
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Sources:
Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/2sdbpi/i_am_very_upset_with_infinite_jest/
Abbott, Barbara. Reference. Oxford University Press, 2010.
Anderson, Bruce. “The Decline and Fall of Footnotes.” STANFORD Magazine, Feb. 1997, stanfordmag.org/contents/the-decline-and-fall-of-footnotes.
Clark, Herbert H., and Catherine R. Marshall. "Definite reference and mutual knowledge." (1981).
Duckworth, Angela. Grit: the Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner, 2018.
Grafton, Anthony. The Footnote: A Curious History, Harvard UP, 1997.
Kennedy, Amelia. “A Brief History of the Footnote - from the Middle Ages to Today: Quetext Blog.” Quetext, 21 Sept. 2019, www.quetext.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-footnote.
Lambrecht, Knud. “The Mental Representations of Discourse Referents.” Information Structure and Sentence Form, Aug. 1994, pp. 74–116., doi:10.1017/cbo9780511620607.004.
Sacks, Oliver W. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain. Picador, 2018.
Zerby, Chuck. The Devil’s Details: A History of Footnotes, Touchstone, 2002.
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The long-awaited critical reception episode. Enjoy, and be well!
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Sources:
1993 Larry McCaffery interview: https://www.dalkeyarchive.com/a-conversation-with-david-foster-wallace-by-larry-mccaffery/
New Yorker Article: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/beyond-infinite-jest
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/feb/15/infinite-jest-at-20-still-a-challenge-still-brilliant-emma-lee-moss
The Atlantic, 1996 Issue: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/02/the-alchemists-retort/376533/
Post-Postmodernism by Nealon: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=21791
Prolific Writers, Episode 72: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/12/08/prolific-writers-episode-72/
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About DFW: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/03/09/the-unfinished
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Our first discussion of a film on this show—which I would argue does count as literature(!)—enjoy!
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Episode 107: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/05/05/discovering-apu-episode-107/
Hinton, Leanne. "Trading Tongues: Loss of Heritage Languages in the United States." English Today 15.4 (1999): 21-30. Web.
Lo, Adrienne. "Codeswitching, Speech Community Membership, and the Construction of Ethnic Identity[I Am Grate]." Journal of Sociolinguistics 3.4 (1999): 461-79. Web.
Shankar, Shalini. "Speaking like a Model Minority: “FOB” Styles, Gender, and Racial Meanings among Desi Teens in Silicon Valley." Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 18.2 (2008): 268-89. Web.
Wang, Lulu, director. The Farewell. A24, 2019.
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The lense of Lenz: let's discuss.
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Apologies for the bit of background noise in the recording—I have some family members that I work hard to accommodate and to work around, though on occasion my recorder is better than my distancing / noise-proofing solutions!
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Why do those trendy paper-forward bookshelves annoy me so much? What can we also learn from them?
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Sources:
Coated vs. Uncoated: https://www.bestbookprinting.com/app/webroot/blog/?p=1671
Paper Weighting: http://www.bestbookprinting.com/app/webroot/blog/?p=550
Buying Paper: https://www.blurb.com/blog/how-to-choose-your-paper-type/
Book Sizes: https://blog.reedsy.com/standard-book-sizes/
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Yes, you read the title correctly: #ThursdayswithDFW is back on a Thursday. On today's episode: Much to discuss about tone, narrative, transitions, and Joelle van Dyne.
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Like modern cinema, fashion, and literature, the 1920s also gave birth to today’s riveting topic: comics.
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https://the-artifice.com/history-of-comics/
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Today we're tackling the memoir and reflecting on what makes a good reader. Enjoy!
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We need to have a discussion about Apu. (Three years late is better than never).
Note: I accidentally said Southeast Asian instead of South Asian in the episode. Apologies for the slip-up!
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The Apu Trilogy on Criterion: https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/1145-the-apu-trilogy
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibhutibhushan_Bandyopadhyay
Apu’s Retirement: https://www.polygon.com/tv/2020/1/17/21070431/simpsons-apu-hank-azaria-retiring-voice-fox
The Problem with Apu: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_problem_with_apu
Amanda Wallace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNuyDZevKrU
Jimmy Wong’s Response to Amanda Wallace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zulEMWj3sVA
Chun, Elaine W. “The Meaning of Ching-Chong.” Raciolinguistics, Mar. 2016, pp. 81–96., doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190625696.003.0005.
Davé, Shilpa. “Apu’s Brown Voice: Cultural Inflection and South Asian Accents.” East Main Street: Asian American Popular Culture. New York: New York UP, 2005. Print.
Goffman, Erving. Frame Analysis : An Essay on the Organization of Experience. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard UP, 1974. Print.
Magat, Margaret. "From Rebounds to Three-pointers: Linsanity, Racial Insults, and Stereotypes in Flux." Journal of American Folklore 128.510 (2015): 438-448. Web.
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A highly visual, auditory, and informative section of IJ today. The AFR is deadly. RIP Lucien.
Correction from DFW11: Footnote 304 explains that members of the AFR were injured as adolescents playing games of chicken on the train tracks. (I mention erroneously in the episode that members of the AFR gets their legs run over as a right of passage.)
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An overview of my two favorite playwrights, Samuel Beckett and Bertolt Brecht.
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Episode on The Road: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/03/24/the-road-by-cormac-mccarthy-episode-97/
Beckett Biography: https://www.biography.com/writer/samuel-beckett
Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/samuel-beckett-a-gloom-of-his-own-419729.html
Beckett’s Works: https://www.biblio.com/samuel-beckett/author/687
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Brecht Biography: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bertolt-Brecht
Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/bertolt-brecht
Epic Theatre Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_theatre#Techniques
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My obsession with productivity, and how I've dealt with the issue of productivity through minimalism, organization, and in regards to podcasting and literature.
The Minimalists: https://www.theminimalists.com/
Matt D'Avella: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ24N4O0bP7LGLBDvye7oCA
Minimalism and Stress: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/01/26/minimalism-and-stress-episode-82/
Minimalism for Book Lovers: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/05/19/minimalism-for-book-lovers-episode-42/
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A discussion of the general themes of ability/disability and cleanliness to help us continue through this intermediary point in the text.
Correction: Footnote 304 explains that members of the AFR were injured as adolescents playing games of chicken on the train tracks. (I mention erroneously in the episode that members of the AFR gets their legs run over as a right of passage.)
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The real highlights, difficulties, and truth behind intensive language learning. Thank you to guest Rafael for spending the afternoon with the recorder !!
Part 1: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/11/04/language-learning-in-the-modern-world-ft-rafael-from-poland-1-2-episode-67/
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A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/07/08/a-polaroid-guy-in-a-snapchat-world-by-david-spade-episode-48/
My First Novel auf Deutsch: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/07/15/my-first-novel-auf-deutsch-episode-49/
"Run River" by Joan Didion: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/07/22/run-river-by-joan-didion-episode-50/
A Story About Jews in Germany: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/07/29/a-story-about-jews-in-germany-episode-51/
Intensive Language Learning: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/08/05/intensive-language-learning-episode-53/
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LYLE.
IJ Wiki page-by-page: https://infinitejest.wallacewiki.com/david-foster-wallace/index.php?title=Infinite_Jest_Page_by_Page
German Gothic Episode: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/03/18/fraktur-episode-95/
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My brother and I meet you all in the kitchen for today's episode. Tune in for chats about humidity and Italy.
Joshua Weissman Fudgey Brownie Cookies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_QBXHbGhWc&t=1s
Joshua Weissman Chocolate Chip Cookies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyuec0PPz68&t=198s
Humidification and Bread: https://www.polygongroup.com/en-US/blog/the-importance-of-humidity-control-in-bakeries/
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How much Korean could I learn within a 24-hour window? Let's find out!
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Korean Resource 2: https://www.koreanclass101.com/lesson-library/learn-hangul-hana-hana-hangul
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Another great week with this great read...tune in for my wicked, Chomsky-like vocal creak on this one.
Interesting DFW Article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/26/infinite-jest-david-foster-wallace-20th-anniversary-20-things-need-know
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One of the most touching books I've read in a long time, "The Road" was tied at my hip during the first days of my self-isolation.
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This week's episode is all about footnotes and my crazy theories.
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Also, as a fun activity, comment on the blog if you know when each of my three family members interrupted my recording session...
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Finally the release of part two to last week's reading. Joelle, joelle, joelle...
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Zombies.
History.com: https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-zombies
Safety Coffins: https://historycollection.co/buried-alive-common-victorian-era-doctors-used-10-methods-prevent/
Buried Alive: http://vivianlawry.com/buried-alive/
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Lazarus: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lazarus-of-Bethany
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DFW's life and works, and researching the answers to some of our questions from IJ thus far.
We will announce the reading for March 19th's episode next Thursday, so stay tuned! Thank you all for your patience and kind words regarding my grant situation.
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Brittanica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Foster-Wallace
Tennis New Yorker Article: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/david-foster-wallaces-perfect-game
Senior Dissertation on IJ: https://www.thehowlingfantods.com/brooksdaverman.htm
Leonard Lopate Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ4AeIRKbfw&t=225s
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The impact of leisure reading on high school GPA: https://www.shsu.edu/academics/education/journal-of-multidisciplinary-graduate-research/documents/2016/WhittenJournalFinal.pdf
Academic Literature, informal citations courtesy of Sociolinguistics 320:
Labov, William (1972) The logic of nonstandard English
Goodwin, Marjorie Harness & Alim, H. Samy (2010) Whatever (neck roll, eye roll, teeth suck): The situated coproduction of social categories and identities through stancetaking and transmodal stylization.
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A shorter-than-promised but VITALLY IMPORTANT section for our book club this week. Stay tuned for our part 2, coming out on Saturday 2/29.
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An overview of a brand new short story collection from emerging writer Peter Kispert.
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Our much-anticipated Friday #thursdayswithdfw episode. Also, next week we will be reading to page 299!
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An overview of the audacious "Emma," and why I struggle so much with the ending of the novel.
Brittanica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Emma-novel-by-Austen
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We seep ourselves into a touch of February #HorrifyingClassics with a look at Edgar Allen Poe's infamous short.
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Flannery O’Connor Episode: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2020/01/20/good-country-people-by-flannery-oconnor-episode-81/
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Guys, this book is an absolute masterpiece. Here's my 25-minute ode to some-70 pages of the beginning section.
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What is the lit pop movement, and why is it being used to introduce new literature to would-be readers?
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Pew Study:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/19/slightly-fewer-americans-are-reading-print-books-new-survey-finds/
“Normal People” by Sally Rooney (Non-Affilliate): https://www.amazon.com/Normal-People-Novel-Sally-Rooney/dp/1984822179/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TI9AD3ULADHF&keywords=normal+people+sally+rooney&qid=1580678859&sprefix=normal+people%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1
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Some vague insight into Mario, Hal's brother, and two mini check-ins on the medical attaché...much to cover for this short section of IJ.
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Quotes: ”One way to lower the flag to half-mast is to just lower the flag. There’s another way though. You can also just raise the pole. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height” (42).
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Today Mackenzie sits down with us to talk about how minimalism helps her alleviate everyday stress.
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A short story and something from my long-awaited #TrueShelf.
O’Connor’s Biography: https://www.biography.com/writer/flannery-oconnor
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Hi all, the first episode of our #ThursdayswithDFW series is not showing up on Spotify for some reason, so to combat that we are reposting it here. So sorry for the inconvenience!
An action-packed section today that introduces new characters like Reginald and Wardine, Bruce Green and Mildred Bonk, and the much-loved medical attaché's wife.
April - Year of the Tucks Medical Pad - Year of the Trial Sized Dove Bar (27-39)
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Quotes: Pg 28: “I might have to burp a little bit in a second, from the soda. I’m alerting you ahead of time.”
Pg 32: “The light in the room was a creepy gray, a kind of nonlight. Hal could hear Brandt laughing at something Kenkle had said, off down the hall, and the clank of their janitorial buckets. The person on the phone had been O.”
Pg 33: “To say nothing of the arresting image of the idolatrous West’s most famous and self-congratulating idol, the colossal Libertine Statue, wearing some type of enormous adult-design diaper, a hilariously apposite image popular in the news photos of so many international journals.”
Pg 36: “The sideboard is against the wall opposite the room’s electronic reliner under a triptych of high-quiality Byzantine erotica...”
Pg 38: “Is she still pretty, she cry.”
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A tough question this week to put my knowledge of modern linguistics in the spotlight. Thank you to my Professors and University for equipping me with the knowledge to be able to prepare this episode!
Articulatory Synthesis (info not updated): http://www.vocaltractlab.de/index.php?page=background-articulatory-synthesis
Video on Concatenative Synthesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NJoznf5HsA
Brief Paragraph on Generative Synthesis: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.05989
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Our second time looking at "Infinite Jest" as a group. What is Hal doing now, in the year of the depend adult undergarment?
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment (17-27)
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Quotes:
Pg 19 quote: “Money created a sense of obligation, and he should have wanted the woman to feel obliged to do what she’d said, once what she’d said she’d do had set him off inside.”
Pg 24 quote: “The insect sat inside its dark shiny case with an immobility that seemed like the gathering of a force, it sat like the hull of the vehicle from which the engine had been for the moment removed.”
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We are starting off the year this year with a brand new series on David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest," one of the hardest novels known to literature to finish. (You can likely tell that I am still sick from my cold, so apologies on my cloggy voice during this recording!)
Foreword through The Year of Glad (xii-17)
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“Whereas most religions deify only certain words, Wallace exalted all of them.” (xiii)
“Try to get underway before the godawful heat out there. Though of course it’s a dry heat.” (5)
“But it transcends the mechanics…” (12)
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The Old Curiosity Shop? Curious...
.pdf of this novel: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/700
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https://www.charlesdickensinfo.com/novels/old-curiosity-shop/
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Finally a look at the brilliant "David Copperfield," a novel that does not disappoint.
Brittanica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/David-Copperfield-novel
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My top 5 books from 2019. Thank you all for a great year, and stay tuned later today for the first #DecemberDickens upload!
Cormac and I: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/01/26/cormac-and-i-bonus-1/
Play it as it lays: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/06/03/play-it-as-it-lays-by-joan-didion-episode-43/
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A repost of "On Reading Dickens," an episode that airs every year to kick off #DecemberDickens.
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What makes a prolific writer? Who are some of the most prolific writers in history?
Check out this short list of prolific writers: https://booksonthewall.com/blog/five-worlds-prolific-authors/
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An exploration into the efficaciousness and history of the literary foreword. (My voice is a bit wobbly today because I am quite congested!)
Definitions: http://www.writersandeditors.com/preface__foreword__or_introduction__57375.htm
A discussion on forewords: http://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/do-you-read-the-introduction-first/
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A discussion of the female-focused dystopian fiction subgenre with regards to "Vox" by Christina Dalcher.
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A short overview of some critical literature.
VOTE for our #DecemberDickens series: https://forms.gle/MRnKpvPuhBhqasmP6
The article that started it all: https://www.latimes.com/la-bk-joan-didion-1987-09-27-story.html
New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/24/out-of-bethlehem
Atlantic 1: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/01/the-autumn-of-joan-didion/308851/
Atlantic 2: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-elitist-allure-of-joan-didion/399320/
The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2017/03/the-power-of-an-imperfect-didion.html
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Back by popular demand is our Kindle Paperwhite saga. Can you disable popular comments? How are foreign language books on the Kindle? What is the battery life actually like?
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A quick chat with my friend Rafael, whom I met when I studied at Goethe in Berlin over the summer. (1/2).
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Happy Halloween !! A spooktastic 2-part overview of the longest and most difficult book to read in the series: "IT" by Stephen King. (1/2)
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Happy Halloween !! A spooktastic 2-part overview of the longest and most difficult book to read in the series: "IT" by Stephen King. (1/2)
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An analytic "overlook" of "The Shining" by Stephen King.
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The spoopiest of the Horrifying Classics novels has arrived...you're welcome.
What do you think about mapping King's work out thematically? www.relevanceofliterature.com/episode-comments/questions-and-comments-for-pet-semetary
Episode 58 on the life of Stephen King: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/09/23/stephen-king-episode-58/
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A quick analysis of King's novella "The Mist" in continuation of 2019's Horrifying Classics series.
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It's time to let the screams sound this week with our discussion of "Carrie." Is Carrie an epistolary novel?
Yes, this episode is going up a tad early as a surprise to y'all. I can't wait to keep going with the #HorrifyingClassics novels this year.
Carrie as an epistolary text: https://thediscerningwriter.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/carrie-stephen-king-1974/
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A timely spook-themed episode on one of King's best known (and most terrifying) psychological thrillers. #HorrifyingClassics has begun.
On Misery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_(novel)
King books in order: http://www.stephenkingrevisited.com/stephen-king-books-in-chronological-order-for-stephen-king-revisited-reading-lists/
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A quick underscore of what has been brewing at DH&I, and an overview of all of the new ways to participate in our community.
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2019's #HorrifyingClassics series focuses on author Stephen King. Here's what's interesting before you start reading.
Money for Movies?: https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/halloween-2019-get-paid-to-watch-stephen-king-movies-dish
Biography: https://www.biography.com/writer/stephen-king
Fun Facts: http://mentalfloss.com/article/22813/10-terrific-facts-about-stephen-king
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Why are we so terrible at talking to strangers? Why am I so obsessed with Malcolm Gladwell?
Breakfast Club Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmm0lkjZ8cE
Revisionist History Chronology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revisionist_History_(podcast)#Season_1_(2016)
The Economist Asks with Malcolm Gladwell: https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2019/09/06/do-true-strangers-still-exist-in-the-digital-age
Larry Nassar Testimony: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/29/672011296/for-one-nassar-survivor-recognizing-her-own-abuse-took-decades-and-2-key-moments
Talking to Strangers on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Strangers-Should-about-People/dp/0316478520
The Ketchup Conundrum: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/09/06/the-ketchup-conundrum
The Person and the Situation: https://www.amazon.com/Person-Situation-Perspectives-Social-Psychology/dp/1905177445/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3450RBRR08A9K&keywords=the+person+and+the+situation&qid=1568705792&sprefix=the+person+and+the+%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-1
My tribute episode to Inspector Montalbano and to Andrea Camilleri.
More on Camilleri: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/obituaries/andrea-camilleri-dead.html
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jul/17/andrea-camilleri-beloved-creator-of-inspector-montalbano-dies-aged-93
Kindles are the clutter-free solution to book buying, right?
Prime Reading vs. Kindle Unlimited: https://bookriot.com/2018/09/14/prime-reading-vs-kindle-unlimited/
Blue Light Glasses Article: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/a20707076/blue-light-glasses/
(Non-Affilliate Links)
Kindle Paperwhite: https://www.amazon.com/All-new-Kindle-Paperwhite-Waterproof-Storage/dp/B07CXG6C9W/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kindle+paperwhite&qid=1567466443&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Magnetic MoKo Case: https://www.amazon.com/MoKo-Paperwhite-Generation-Releases-Thinnest/dp/B07G16DZYZ/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=MoKo%2Bkindle%2Bpaperwhite%2B10th%2Bgeneration&qid=1567466541&s=gateway&sr=8-6&th=1
Zelda's death: https://blueridgecountry.com/newsstand/magazine/the-tragic-death-of-zelda-fitzgerald/
Great Gatsby 1: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2018/09/18/episode-4-the-great-gatsby-by-f-scott-fitzgerald-dhi004/
Great Gatsby 2: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2018/11/14/episode-8-the-great-gatsby-dhi008/
What Makes First Editions so Valuable: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/02/06/what-makes-first-editions-so-valuable-loveoffebruary-episode-25/
The long-awaited episode about form.
Speech Act Theory: https://www.thoughtco.com/speech-act-theory-1691986
The Novella: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/some-notes-on-the-novella
My recent discovery of Fischer Verlag Publishing and why they are indefinably important.
About Samuel Fischer: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fischer-samuel
Isadora Duncan’s House: https://www.gedenktafeln-in-berlin.de/nc/gedenktafeln/gedenktafel-anzeige/tid/isadora-duncan-und-e/
Mahnmal Gleis 17: https://www.memorialmuseums.org/eng/staettens/view/338/Mahnmal-Gleis-17-%E2%80%93--Berlin-Grunewald
Jewish Memorial of Samuel Fischer: https://www.jta.org/1934/10/16/archive/samuel-fischer-publisher-dies-in-berlin-at-75
Bebelplatz: https://www.visitberlin.de/en/book-burning-memorial-bebelplatz
A catalogue of my experience reading a book for the first time in a language other than English. How I started, struggled through, and, most importantly, finished.
My views on Audible, bookish performance art, and audiobooks in general, featuring David Spade's new Audible Original.
The long-awaited discussion of Ian McEwan's new book. Hint: it was visionary.
New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/books/review/ian-mcewan-machines-like-me.html
My fear of kindles can be explained by two words: technology and outsourcing. How to build what I've termed as a "capsule library" for traveling.
Everything you could ever fancy to know about the art book publishing house Taschen.
Vanity Fair Interview: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/10/benedikt-taschen-interview
Best Art Books: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/arts/design/best-art-books-of-2018.html
Business Strategy: https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickhanlon/2016/07/14/how-taschen-seriously-disrupts-bookselling-with-amazing-brand-experiences/#74c60a3b2152
ArtDependence Interview: https://www.artdependence.com/articles/recipes-for-art-books-of-julius-wiedemann-senior-editor-for-design-and-pop-culture-at-taschen-publishing-house/
My fifth Joan Didion book of the year and an ad lib discussion of the book's main themes.
A comprehensive overview of the Gutenberg Bible as well as a discussion of literacy in the medieval era.
I wanted to mention here that Mainz was actually a prominent town in the medieval era as shown by its innumerable examples of architecture and craft in its medieval churches; however, I stand by the opinion that it was certainly no Nuremberg!
Sources:
https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-gutenberg-bible
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bibles/the-gutenberg-bible.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gutenberg-Bible
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/gutenberg-bible
https://www.britannica.com/topic/publishing#ref397985
http://medievalcolloquium.sewanee.edu/ask-a-medievalist/aam-columns/literacy.php
Comedy or not? Let's dive in.
Fun facts: http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-the-taming-of-the-shrew.htm
Our show schedule has shifted slightly to accommodate my herculean midterm schedule. Apologies, this change does indeed mean a one week delay on the poetry series!
The second part of Breanna and I's chat about the legendary writer William Faulkner.
Part 1: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/2019/04/02/faulkner-1-3-ft-breanna-poston-episode-35/
Like modern cinema, fashion, and literature, the 1920s also gave birth to today’s riveting topic: comics.
https://the-artifice.com/history-of-comics/
Part 1/3 of our #AprilinParis mini series on Faulkner!
Bearded Faulkner at Luxembourg: http://mwp.olemiss.edu//dir/faulkner_william/paris.html
A comprehensive overview of what makes a NY Times Bestseller.
Behind the List: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/opinion/21pubed.html
The List Itself: https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/
Freakonomics Episode: http://freakonomics.com/podcast/creativity-5/
Interviews from NY Times Employees: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/reader-center/behind-the-new-york-times-best-seller-not-best-reviewed-lists.html
Northeastern Article: https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/04/06/the-science-of-a-new-york-times-bestseller/
Another book review for March?
Introducing weekly episodes and a poetry series.
Gingerbread: https://www.amazon.com/Gingerbread-Novel-Helen-Oyeyemi/dp/1594634653/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=gingerbread&qid=1553024719&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Oyeyemi: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/59813/helen-oyeyemi
Bonus episode #2 with a bite-sized discussion of burnout, love, and my relationship with poetry. Featuring two poems I wrote!
What is the deal with the popular linguistic expression "cellar door," referenced in media like the film Donnie Darko?
The guy who taught his son Klingon: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/19/darmond-speers-dad-spoke_n_363477.html?guccounter=1
The article that started it all: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14FOB-onlanguage-t.html
Tolkien’s cellar door speech: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Cellar_door
Some mustings on cellar door: https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-phrase-Cellar-Door-the-most-beautiful-phrase-in-English-language-What-is-the-proof-for-the-claim
Nunberg’s work: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2142
Welcome to the collage of voices that has become my first book review! "Where Reasons End" is officially the most recent book for the show to discuss--check it out, it came out on February 5th!
Our first romance novel?
The paperback (not affiliate): https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Red-Isabelle-Ronin/dp/1492658456/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544710121&sr=8-1&keywords=chasing+red
Nothing says February love like "Norwegian Wood"
“Gatsby in Japan” article: https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/10/gatsby-in-japan-killing-commendatore-by-haruki-murakami-reviewed/
A weird blog with bookish drinks (I do not support underage drinking): http://www.statepress.com/article/2016/04/books-and-booze-blog-norwegian-wood-haruki-murakami
Didion's most recent publication and my most recent read of hers.
https://nathanielrich.com/about/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/25/south-west-from-notebook-joan-didion-review
Have you ever wondered why First Editions are so valuable? Well, then this is the podcast for you.
Times on Great Gatsby: http://entertainment.time.com/2013/05/02/what-makes-this-first-edition-of-the-great-gatsby-so-valuable/
Quill Books: https://www.qbbooks.com/why_first_ed.php
Cormac McCarthy Society: https://www.cormacmccarthy.com/topic/the-road-first-edition-first-printing/
Twilight First Editions: https://www.bustle.com/p/11-collectible-books-worth-a-ton-of-money-that-might-be-on-your-bookshelves-right-now-8640508
A discussion of one of the most popular books (and films) from 2017.
Crazy Rich Asians IRL: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/how-real-is-crazy-rich-asians-portrayal-of-the-crazy-rich-in-singapore
History Behind Hollywood and Asian/Americans: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-asian-americans-movies-history-20180812-story.html
Other Films with All-Asian Casts: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/664769/crazy-rich-asians-breaks-drought-of-all-asian-cast-hollywood-film/story/
About the Author: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/13/is-crazy-rich-asians-historic-thats-just-way-too-much-pressure-says-kevin-kwan-who-wrote-the-book/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.76b8d71c536b
A lax portion of Adam Wurst and I's conversation about Dystopia. In it I discuss the time I got double-catfished.
A bonus episode and brief history of Cormac and I.
Homosexual Necrophilia in Ducks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUQLN4o63SY
A Rose for Emily: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/wf_rose.html
Surprise--I am publishing Tuesday's episode a few days early for y'all!
The first of two episodes on Dystopian Fiction, this time featuring my friend and colleague Adam Wurst.
Freudian Slips:
In the introduction I said "Putin" instead of "Snowden"!
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Happy New Year!! Here is our long-awaited discussion about Joan Didion’s “The White Album.” Additional Notes: https://livepaola.wordpress.com/2017/08/27/notes-from-joan-didions-white-album/
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Books 2018:
LOTR #3-TolkienDeadeye Dick-VonnegutFrom Here to Eternity-DoughtyPalm Sunday-VonnegutThe Elephant Vanishes-MurakamiGod Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian-VonnegutThe Sound and the Fury-FaulknerMr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore-SloanA Brief History of Time-HawkingThe Stranger-CamusAbsolutely on Music-MurakamiAll The Pretty Horses-McCarthyIndignation-Roth1Q84-MurakamiATPH (again)Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls-SedarisWhite Noise-DelilloThe Year of Magical Thinking-DidionDrive-PinkThe White Book-KahnIf This Isn’t Nice, What Is?-VonnegutThe Secret Agent-ConradInnocence-DahlDeath of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories-TolstoyCalypso-SedarisHuman Voices-P. FitzgeraldAnna Karenina-TolstoyThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks-SklootThe White Album-DidionSlaughterhouse Five-VonnegutThe Handmaid’s Tale-AtwoodEverything That Remains-Nicodemus/MillburnLess-AustBeautiful Darkness-Garcia/StohlBeautiful Chaos-Garcia/StohlBeautiful Redemption-Garcia/StohlMother Night-VonnegutTYOMT (again)The Great Gatsby-FitzgeraldClock Dance-TylerI Married a Communist-RothHT (again)Something Wicked This Way Comes-BradburyThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle-MurakamiOption B.-Sandberg/GrantI Am I Am I Am-O’FarrellAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing-GreenThe Handmaid’s Tale (yes, this is #3)Frankenstein-ShelleyThe Joy Luck Club-TanV for Vendetta-Lloyd/MooreJailbird-VonnegutSleep of Memory-ModianoOliver Twist-DickensKilling Commendatore-MurakamiDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim-SedarisChasing Red-RoninAlways Red-RoninPrometheus-5-VonnegutA Tale of Two Cities-DickensA Pale View of Hills-Ishiguro
Tonight, on Christmas Eve, we are having fun with "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
Our New Website: https://didionandhawthorne.blubrry.net/
The History: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171215-how-did-a-christmas-carol-come-to-be
Fun Facts: https://www.1qct.org/2014/11/ten-fun-facts-about-a-christmas-carol/
John Leech: http://theconversation.com/john-leech-the-cartoonist-who-gave-us-christmas-past-88977
Adaptations: http://collider.com/a-christmas-carol-adaptations-ranked/
An overview of "The Chimes" by Charles Dickens, short stories throughout history, and an added discussion of how short story anthologies are compiled and published.
The History of Christmas Ghost Stories: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/
Book Critics Circle: http://bookcritics.org/blog/archive/a-brief-history-of-the-short-story-in-americaA short story blog?? : https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/6712/how-many-short-stories-make-a-collection
Time to chat about “A Tale of Two Cities” in the context of the French Revolution. Happy #DecemberDickens !
Thresholds:https://www.suz.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:ffffffff-f952-f950-ffff-ffff87498b5e/03.18_granovetter_78.pdf
Summary: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/twocities/summary/
Timeline of the Book: https://www.preceden.com/timelines/63427-a-tale-of-two-cities-timeline
This week we are tackling questions about how to read a book a week, with a list of the books that I have read thus far this year.
Link on success and reading: https://medium.com/the-mission/how-to-read-a-lot-more-books-this-year-according-to-harvard-research-e1dfc55e0b9f
So sorry that this is a day late! A thorough analysis of character in none other than "Oliver Twist" #DecemberDickens.
History of Oliver Twist: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oliver-Twist-novel-by-Dickens
Plot Summary: https://www.shmoop.com/oliver-twist/summary.html
Dickens for the layperson and the not-so-layperson. How to keep up with the #DecemberDickens reading list.
SPOILERS
Oliver Twist, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, Tale of Two Cities ... and MORE!