Mr. Lycidas
@perfidiousbark.bsky.social
American in Hong Kong - To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.
Following the most recent international booker: good longlist, great shortlist, underwhelming winner.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Following the most recent international booker: good longlist, great shortlist, underwhelming winner.
Taken in a sportswear store in Fukuoka yesterday. It’s clear they’ve got love for the hometown heroes. (With a nod, too, to my guy Yu Darvish!)
October 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Taken in a sportswear store in Fukuoka yesterday. It’s clear they’ve got love for the hometown heroes. (With a nod, too, to my guy Yu Darvish!)
It was my favorite film of the year so far.
September 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It was my favorite film of the year so far.
Time to read “The Anatomy of Melancholy” by Robert Burton. Maybe it has some answers!
September 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Time to read “The Anatomy of Melancholy” by Robert Burton. Maybe it has some answers!
That piece was SO good!
July 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
That piece was SO good!
Fiction: Die My Love by Ariana Harwicz and One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun
Graphic Novel: the Wendy series by Walter Scott
Nonfiction: Recognizing the Stranger by Isabella Hammad
Graphic Novel: the Wendy series by Walter Scott
Nonfiction: Recognizing the Stranger by Isabella Hammad
December 22, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Fiction: Die My Love by Ariana Harwicz and One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun
Graphic Novel: the Wendy series by Walter Scott
Nonfiction: Recognizing the Stranger by Isabella Hammad
Graphic Novel: the Wendy series by Walter Scott
Nonfiction: Recognizing the Stranger by Isabella Hammad
Restaurants near you: Night and Market Weho, Ysabel. Great comedy venues: Largo and the Comedy Store. You’re not that far from LACMA. Enjoy, and don’t try to do too much!
December 12, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Restaurants near you: Night and Market Weho, Ysabel. Great comedy venues: Largo and the Comedy Store. You’re not that far from LACMA. Enjoy, and don’t try to do too much!
I enjoy this podcast quite a bit, with Parul Sehgal, Dan Kois, and Jason Zinoman. martinchronicles.buzzsprout.com
The Martin Chronicles
Martin Amis, one book at a time.
martinchronicles.buzzsprout.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:04 AM
I enjoy this podcast quite a bit, with Parul Sehgal, Dan Kois, and Jason Zinoman. martinchronicles.buzzsprout.com
And CC'd, on the last page, to a bunch of (other) scumbags.
December 11, 2024 at 12:26 PM
And CC'd, on the last page, to a bunch of (other) scumbags.
An office building, after hours. Most have gone home, but a few keep working into the night.
December 11, 2024 at 10:51 AM
An office building, after hours. Most have gone home, but a few keep working into the night.