The Missing Links
Christiana Spens has a spanking new website. * According to Louise Wener, “[Luke] Haines is a malevolent Tiny Tim tossing stink bombs into Britpop’s shiny toy shop”. * A hidden history of King Mob. * Edmund White on Rimbaud and Verlaine: “Rimbaud was an impossible guest. He took to nude sunbathing just outside the house. […]
Tales from a Midwestern Lottery Winner
We waited two weeks to cash the ticket with the lottery office for tax reasons and as a fourth-grader, I was ordered not to tell anyone we had the ticket until then, though I confided to my disbelieving friend Greg in the gym. My parents locked it in a hard grey box in our basement. When we cashed the ticket in, I still remember posing with my mom, dad, and sister in front of the lottery office for pictures. The surreal nature of winning never really hit me then. I suppose I should have known when my young third grade teacher took me out to the hallway to show off her engagement ring and to ask me all about the $1.6 million.
By John Hendel.