Cover art by Michael Ashman, 1979.
• RIP Terry Jones, not only a writer, actor and director but also a presenter of the BBC’s short-lived Paperbacks series in 1981, a programme that included Angela Carter among its guests. Related: The Box (1981), a short film directed by Micky Dolenz, based on a play by Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
• “[David] Lynch in a suit and tie that echoes the formal dress of Twin Peaks’ FBI Agent Cooper, presses a small capuchin monkey, called Jack Cruz, to confess to the murder of Max.” What Did Jack Do?
• The week in Ghost Box: Flying Lotus and Julian House collaborate on a promo for the Moog Subsequent 25 synthesizer, while at Grave Goods Jim Jupp answers questions from beyond.
• Bruce Sterling: “This is an essay about lists of moral principles for the creators of Artificial Intelligence. I collect these lists, and I have to confess that I find them funny.”
• A campaign to protect and maintain Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage.
• Winners of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2019 photo competition.
• Mix of the week: Sehnsucht by The Ephemeral Man.
• Susan Schulten on Emma Willard’s Maps of Time.
• At Dennis Cooper’s: Roland Topor’s Brains.
• At Strange Flowers: 20 books for 2020.
• Beat Box (1984) by Art Of Noise | Glory Box (1994) by Portishead | Black Box (1995) by Scorn
“[David] Lynch in a suit and tie that echoes the formal dress of Twin Peaks’ FBI Agent Cooper”
Seems odd not to reference Gordon Cole here.
I’m sure Roger Luckhurst is familiar with all of Lynch’s characters (and personas); I’d guess that he mentioned Agent Cooper because he’s a lot more familiar.