Bifocals
Publisher #4 sent me the first issue of Tyler Brule’s new magazine Monocle, “A Briefing On Global Affairs, Business, Culture & Design”. First impression: Strange, like The Economist had sex with the original Wallpaper. (Also, the title “Monocle” calls to mind the New Yorker’s mascot Eustace Tilley.) The cover story is on Japan’s advanced, “non-existent” navy, and there’s an interview with a hot older guy who turns out to be the finance minister of Chile. Something to read! Because Claire Messud’s rapturously-reviewed novel The Emperor’s Children just isn’t doing it for me.
Publisher #1 sent me a DVD of Let’s Go To Prison starring Will Arnett. This is our typical conversation:
Publisher: It stars that guy!
Me: What guy?
Publisher: From the dysfunctional family!
Me: Little Miss Sunshine?
Publisher: No, on TV.
Me: Six Feet Under?
Publisher: The one where the dad goes to prison and the son has to look after everybody.
Me: Arrested Development!
Publisher: That’s the one. It’s a masterpiece!
Me: Arrested Development?
Publisher: Let’s Go To Prison.
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