The Solute Book Club: Humor, humility and humiliation in GOOD BEHAVIOR
Good Behavior is a very funny book but the dedication at its beginning seems not…
Year of the Month: Miller on MOSTLY HARMLESS
What we call the internet — a word that at root describes connection more than…
The Solute Book Club: GOOD BEHAVIOR and the Pleasures of Series Fiction
Our book club has gone through quite a few series novels so far – Right…
TÁRco Break: The Unexpected Identification (by Miller)
Tár! People can’t stop talking about Tár! The story of disgraced conductor Lydia Tár pushes…
This is Boston AND L.A.: CONFESS, FLETCH (by Miller)
The viewer of Confess, Fletch has to reconcile an immediate dichotomy. The setting is Boston,…
Year of the Month: Miller on THE GLUTTON BOWL
“Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts [of…
Taco Break: This Sucks (by Miller)
At some point, we are taught that we need to explain. To say why you…
The Solute Book Club: CLAY’S ARK Discussion (by Miller)
Let’s talk about ownage. Let’s talk about what it means to be owned. Octavia E.…
Sonic Route: Getting Mad with “Haitian Fight Song” (by Miller)
It starts with a warning. The bass is a jabbing finger, a series of threats,…
Year of the VAMPIRE WARS: BATTLE FOR THE UNIVERSE Previews
Way back in 1996, you would have to watch your movie trailers on VHS tapes…