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A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 4
“I dust a bit,” Ignatius told the policeman. “In addition, I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.” (p. 6). a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleans
New Orleans: best food city in the nation
Not news to us. Check out Saveur‘s NOLA recipe listing. Among American cities, New Orleans is almost unique in its passion for tradition and its success in preserving its deeply rooted dining culture foodLouisiananew orleansSaveur
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 3
Is it part of the police department to harass me when this is a flagrant vice capital of the civilized world? . . . This city is famous for its gamblers, prostitutes, exhibitionists, anti-Christs, alcoholics, sodomites, drug addicts, fetishists, onanists, pornographers, frauds, jades, litterbugs, and lesbians, all of whom are only too well protected by…
The Curse of the Confederacy of Dunces
This programme features Toole’s biographer, the very excellent Cory MacLauchlin. Confederacy of DuncesCory MacLauchlinIgnatius J ReillyJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleans
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 2
Check out the Catalan cover to “Dunces” (H/T to Cory MacLauchlin) The outfit was acceptable by any theological and geometrical standards, however abstruse, and suggested a rich inner life (p. 2). a confederacy of duncesCory MacLauchlinJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleans
Tradition is a Temple
Here are a couple of trailers from this eagerly awaited documentary or a hymn to the life blood that infuses NOLA. TRADITION IS A TEMPLE explores New Orleans’ unique musical culture and the fragility of tradition in the modern world. Intimate discussions with contemporary New Orleans musicians highlight their history, upbringing and how tradition has shaped their…
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 1
For no particular reason save for the idea that it amuses me (and might amuse you) each week I will post a quote or an extract from JK Toole’s masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces. But if you haven’t read the book, I urge you to do so. And if you do, you will be impelled to…
Fats @ 85
This article by the excellent Keith Spera. Another Feb 26th baby is Johnny Cash. boogie woogieFats DominoJohnny CashKeith Speranew orleansrock and roll
Caesar Lives by Iggy Pop
This published in Classics Ireland Vol 2 (1995), the journal of the Classical Association of Ireland In 1982, horrified by the meanness, tedium and depravity of my existence as I toured the American South playing rock and roll music and going crazy in public, I purchased an abridged copy of The Decline and Fall of…
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