Better Than Friday - 280 (Patreon)

Good evening everyone, hope you're having a fine Friday evening.

I posted a review of the obscure French author Jean-Pierre Martinet's 'With their Hearts in their Boots' yesterday, a grim but compelling book about failure. Recommended for fans of Crime Fiction, Houellebecq and Thomas Bernhard.

Have a great weekend.

1. Recent recommendation from friend and patron Robert, thank you very much: De Profundis by Oscar Wilde (Paid Link)

De Profundis is a letter Wilde wrote, while imprisoned, to his partner Alfred Douglas.

2. "When the American Dream Becomes a Nightmare: On the Loss of David Lynch" by Adam Lehrer

One more great piece of writing for David Lynch, written by Adam Lehrer, author of "Communions", which I reviewed a while back.

Like Adam, I too discovered Lynch through my mother, who told me "Eraserhead" was the scariest thing she'd ever seen.

It was difficult to get a copy of it in those days, but through the library, I managed to.

To this day I agree with her.

3. Marianne Faithfull - Why'd Ya Do It

Bold track.

Rest in Peace Marianne Faithfull.

4. Frozen Alligators

….Surprise twist.

Found on instagram via @chron_com

5. Edmund Kemper

A clip from the documentary "The Killing of America".

My wife has been watching Mindhunter, which features among the serial killers, Edmund Kemper.

I was stunned when I first saw this interview with Kemper as a teenager.

His lucidity and good-natured humor concealed an unfathomable madness. He had, as the video informs us, an IQ of 136.

I don't champion serial killers, but Kemper is a fascinating demonstration that the human being is a complex and terrifying organism.

These guys are everywhere in our yard