Listening, Watching, Reading

October 7, 2023

This week, we’re reading Jonathan Lethem’s latest novel, debating the ten best Martin Scorsese movies ever, and listening to Paul McCartney’s inspirations for “Eleanor Rigby.”

This week, we’re reading Jonathan Lethem’s latest novel, debating the ten best Martin S... more

Hosted byJody Avirgan

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

6 CLIPS28 MINS

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Jonathan Lethem - “Brooklyn Crime Novel”

The Bard of Brooklyn returns to his “source code” with a hallucinatory memory-slice of 1970’s Brooklyn.

Jonathan Lethem - “Brooklyn Crime Novel”

Poured Over

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“The Golden Bachelor”

It’s “The Bachelor” - but for old people. Is it cringy? Heartbreaking? Tacky? Misogynistic? All of the above!

Culture Gabfest

5 MINS

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The Martin Scorsese Hall of Fame

The Big Picture’s Sean, Chris and Amanda debate the Top Ten Martin Scorsese movies ever and then smoke crack and keep “After Hours” off the list.

The Big Picture

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Cringecore & Its Savant Nathan Fielder

Cringecore is that new brand of TV comedy that makes you squirm and repulses you but you can’t stop watching. Like all of Nathan Fielder’s shows.

Critics at Large | The New Yorker

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Taylor Lorenz- “Extremely Online”

The rise of influencers, and how they aren’t going anywhere.

Have A Nice Future | WIRED

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Paul McCartney on the Inspirations behind “Eleanor Rigby”

A Boy Scouts job, his mom’s Nivea Cream and an actress girlfriend - those were Paul McCartney’s inspirations when writing the magisterial Beatles song “Eleanor Rigby.”

Paul McCartney on the Inspirations behind “Eleanor Rigby”

McCartney: A Life in Lyrics

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Listening, Watching, Reading

October 7, 2023

Jonathan Lethem - “Brooklyn Crime Novel”

Poured Over

“The Golden Bachelor”

Culture Gabfest

The Martin Scorsese Hall of Fame

The Big Picture

Cringecore & Its Savant Nathan Fielder

Critics at Large | The New Yorker

Taylor Lorenz- “Extremely Online”

Have A Nice Future | WIRED

Paul McCartney on the Inspirations behind “Eleanor Rigby”

McCartney: A Life in Lyrics

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