Smashbomb

"Babel is known for the gleaming polish and explosive compression of his work. He was, among other things, a war correspondent, and these stories are confected from his experiences of following the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1920. They treat, in part, paradoxical relationships between idealism and brutality, between triumph and shame, and in a page and a half he can emblazon on your brain a revelation that no other writer could represent in a thousand pages."

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Anna Kendrick recommended Nattvardsgästerna (Winter Light) (1962) in Movies (curated)

Nattvardsgästerna (Winter Light) (1962)

1962 | International, Drama, Drama

(0 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"I love all the Bergman films I’ve seen, but this spoke to me personally in a really profound way. I remember feeling very shaken after watching it. I feel like the greatest thing a writer or filmmaker can do is say something so honest that most people wouldn’t be brave enough and that’s what I love about this film. The characters are deeply flawed and sometimes very ugly to each other, but that’s why it’s so effective."

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Bill Gates recommended An American Marriage in Books (curated)

An American Marriage

Tayari Jones | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry

8.9

(12 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"My daughter Jenn recommended that I read this novel, which tells the story of a black couple in the South whose marriage gets torn apart by a horrible incident of injustice. Jones is such a good writer that she manages to make you empathize with both of her main characters, even after one makes a difficult decision. The subject matter is heavy but thought-provoking, and I got sucked into Roy and Celestial’s tragic love story."

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Bill Plympton recommended Pillow Talk (1959) in Movies (curated)

Pillow Talk (1959)

1959 | Classics, Comedy, Musical

8.0

(7 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"And then another one called Pillow Talk. That’s a little change of pace here, but it is a film that I always love to watch. I must have seen it 10 times. I don’t remember the director’s name, but I know the writer, Stanley Shapiro, is really great with social satire and the battle of the sexes. For me, it’s a film I continue to laugh at each time I see it. The jokes never get stale."

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Alison Bechdel recommended Harriet the Spy (Harriet the Spy #1) in Books (curated)

"I found this really unnerving when I first read it at age eight. There’s a lot of talk lately about “kids’ books for adults.” But this is an adult book for kids—a realistic, complex, and not at all dumbed down look at a girl who wants more than anything else to be a writer. When I grew up and learned that Fitzhugh was a lesbian, that explained a bit more about why Harriet resonated so much for me."

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