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Joan Didion recommended A Farewell to Arms in Books (curated)

A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway | 1929 | Fiction & Poetry

5.9

(10 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"A few years ago when I was teaching a course at Berkeley I reread A Farewell to Arms and fell right back into those sentences. I mean they’re perfect sentences. Very direct sentences, smooth rivers, clear water over granite, no sinkholes"

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Chuck Palahniuk recommended Knockemstiff in Books (curated)

Knockemstiff

Donald Ray Pollack | 2010 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry

(0 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"Every decade, we get a stunning collection of dynamic, heartbreaking short stories. In the past, those collections came from Barry Hannah, Mark Richard, and Thom Jones. For the next 10 years, Pollock’s work will be tough for any writer to beat."

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Sean Baker recommended Harold and Maude (1971) in Movies (curated)

Harold and Maude (1971)

1971 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.6

(5 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"Not going out on a limb with this one. A perfect film, and one that has obviously been a major influence (Starlet). My friend and producing partner Darren Dean gave me this Blu-ray as a Christmas gift two years ago."

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Thomas Keller recommended Charlotte's Web in Books (curated)

"I’ve never looked a spider web the same since reading this during my formative years. The tender friendship between Charlotte and Wilbur has remained with me and it serves as an important lesson about loss and learning to let go."

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Leslye Headland recommended Slave Play in Shows (curated)

Slave Play

2018 | Play

(0 Ratings)

Show Favorite

"This play was transcendent. It’s a seed that plants itself in your conscience, grows around your heart, and strangles you every few hours. Everyone who saw it at New York Theater Workshop will have bragging rights for years to come."

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Morgan Freeman recommended King Kong (1933) in Movies (curated)

King Kong (1933)

1933 | Adventure, Fantasy

8.2

(44 Ratings)

Movie Favorite Watch

"My number one favorite film was the first film I ever saw — I was six-years-old before I ever went to the movies — and that film is the original King Kong. It’s still, I think, the best King Kong."

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