This is a regular feature for paid subscribers wherein I write a little bit about what I’ve been reading and/or watching. If you’re not yet a paid subscriber but regularly read, enjoy, or share Unpopular Front, please consider signing up. This newsletter is completely reader-supported and represents my primary source of income. At 5 dollars a month, it’s less than most things at Starbucks, and it’s still less than the “recession special” at Gray’s Papaya — $7.50 for two hot dogs and a drink. You can buy “When the Clock Broke,“ now available in paperback wherever books are sold. If you live in the UK, it’s also available there. This week’s round-up is a little short and on the newsy side. I posted a lot this past week, and I’m feeling a little under the weather, but next week I’ll hopefully be back with my thoughts on Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, along with Ari Aster’s Eddington. Plus, a look at François-René de Chateaubriand’s Memoirs From Beyond the Grave. Lots of recordings for you this week.
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