A long, wide-arranging talk with writer and publisher Mallory Smart. Listen to the movie podcast we co-host here.

A story left out of Old Style. Get full access to Arterms at samarov.substack.com/subscribe

Waits always knew his look was a pose. He played with it, mutated and remixed it over the years. But like Jesus, his apostles spread his gospel to the letter… Get full access to Arterms at samarov.substack.com/subscribe

Two poems from 1996 by Boris Ryzhy. Get full access to Arterms at samarov.substack.com/subscribe

I read an excerpt from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince in Russian, then English. It’s the epigraph to my forthcoming book.

An untitled 1995 poem by Boris Ryzhy about New Year’s Eve. Get full access to Arterms at samarov.substack.com/subscribe

An excerpt from a work in progress. Music by Thelonious Monk. Get full access to Arterms at samarov.substack.com/subscribe

An excerpt from Don DeLillo’s Underworld. Music by Endless Boogie. Get full access to Arterms at samarov.substack.com/subscribe

An excerpt from Don DeLillo’s Underworld.Music by Ornette Coleman. Get full access to Arterms at samarov.substack.com/subscribe

An excerpt from Don DeLillo’s Underworld. Music by Miles Davis. Get full access to Arterms at samarov.substack.com/subscribe