A movie to watch after 'White Lotus' and my favorite Bookforum pieces

Roundup 12/16/2022

Dec 18, 2022

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Greetings from Read Max HQ! Every week, I pick out some worthwhile and overlooked books, articles, movies, and music to recommend to paying subscribers. This week I’ve got:

A list of some of my favorite takedowns from Bookforum, which closed this week, as well as some of the great Bookforum writing that was not takedowns
A good, creepy, sexy movie about a hellish Italian vacation for anyone who wants to cure themselves of White Lotus
My favorite Manuel Göttsching (RIP) track that isn’t E2-E4.

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