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My Two Cents
Reclaim the Street: Street Photography's Moment, by Stephen McLaren + Matt Stuart.
A photography book that makes you want to grab your camera and hit the streets.
Arnold Plotnick
3 days ago2 min read
Book Review: The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden
A moody, unsettling debut set in the Dutch countryside of 1961
Arnold Plotnick
Jan 12 min read
Blank Generation by Peter Astor
A cool book about a very cool album.
Arnold Plotnick
Dec 27, 20252 min read
Rent Boy, by Gary Indiana
Four and a half stars for this underground classic.
Arnold Plotnick
Dec 21, 20252 min read
Diary of a Misfit, by Casey Parks
A Memoir and a Mystery
Arnold Plotnick
Dec 15, 20252 min read
Sergio Larraín - The Photographer Who Walked Away
A reflection on the mysterious Chilean photographer whose images — and life — reveal the poetry of seeing. Now at the International Center for Photography.
Arnold Plotnick
Dec 2, 20254 min read
Kibbitz & Nosh
Street Photography with Schmaltz and Soul
Arnold Plotnick
Nov 17, 20253 min read
The Assault, by Harry Mulisch
A Dutch classic that earns every star.
Arnold Plotnick
Nov 4, 20252 min read
Toad, by Katherine Dunn.
Five-star novel of 2025. Back in 1983, I read Katherine Dunn’s masterpiece Geek Love and, like just about everyone else who picked it up, I was completely blown away. I never forgot it. Fast forward a few decades, and word comes out that a previously unpublished novel of hers has been unearthed, written before Geek Love! I didn’t hesitate. I bought it immediately… and then let it sit on my shelf for two years. D’oh. I finally cracked it open, and wow, it’s brilliant. The
Arnold Plotnick
Aug 29, 20251 min read
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