Tag: Bottom’s Dream
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I am Not a Writer/”Bottom’s Dream”
I’ve been watching this video sort of obsessively. In it, Dan Olson, who’s a career YouTuber, draws comparisons between himself and another creator, James Rolfe, aka. “The Angry Video Game Nerd.” It’s a fascinating piece of work, even if you don’t care much about Rolfe’s work. Part callout, part artist statement, part commentary on avant…
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“Bottom’s Dream”/“The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym”/Finishing or not finishing something you hate
“Tekeli-li!” I got a copy of “Bottom’s Dream” on the secondhand market; Dalkey Archives sold out ages ago. The book got a print run of 2.500. My copy was still in shrink-wrap, unopened. No one had read it. I once remember reading a review of Morton Feldman’s “Second String Quartet” which was released in a…
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