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Cory Oldweiler

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Book critic. Translated lit evangelist. Runner. Cinephile. Disillusioned vagabond. “For I, you see, dwelling upon the rim of life, see everyone in the arena as acting blindly.”

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Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 22d

Despite the often dark subject matter, it’s always a joy to dive into Patricia Lockwood’s enchantingly agile mind. Thanks to @katekilla.bsky.social and the Globe for the chance to write about Lovkwood’s latest, WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU:

What happens when illness robs a writer of her words? - The Boston Globe

A lengthy bout of COVID at the start of the pandemic robbed Patricia Lockwood of the facility with words that engenders her strength, her sense of self.

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Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 1h

So relatable as I always think of a giant meat heart when I think of my mom…

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 1h

So relatable as I always think of a giant meat heart when I think of my mom…

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 1h

Simon never misses. This is both legitimately funny and so disturbing. The number of people—from corporations to tech bros to apparently journalists—who just assume that AI is something everybody wants or will want as soon as they can have it is astonishing to me.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 17h

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 9h

In 2022, I wrote about Krasznahorkai for the LARB (long before *that* piece), talking about Ottilie Mulzet’s translation of the truly meditative novella “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East.” It’s a great entry work to a daunting oeuvre.

A Garden in This Wretched World: On László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East” | Los Angeles Review of Books

Cory Oldweiler reviews Ottilie Mulzet’s new translation of László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East.”

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 10h

It's essential that we recognize the work of his many translators who brought his literature to life around the world, including his translators to English: John Bakti, and our contributors George Szirtes and @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social ! 💙

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Jen Calleja @jencalleja.bsky.social · 10h

Annual reminder that without literary translators, most Nobel Prize-winning authors couldn’t be read by the committee/readers, so celebrate them too. Congrats @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social et al! This isn’t taking away from the author, it’s adding recognition of the miracle/labour/skill of translation.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h

Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai wins

Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins

Follow along as the next winner of the world’s most prestigious literature prize is announced in Stockholm

www.theguardian.com

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Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 1d

Love it. Skubal in game five.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 1d

I think @mlb.com is trying to drive fans insane by playing the same 12 commercials the entire fcuking season during Tigers games. I’m so gd sick of the oppo taco commercial. Also…another HR!

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David Hudson @dwhdaily.bsky.social · 1d

“Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble.”

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 3d

I tried reading Klima several times, though admittedly many many years ago. Is there a novel of his you’d recommend over others?

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 4d

I had actually seen zero episodes of that show until I watched the first one last night.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 4d

@seanfennessey.bsky.social @vanlathan.bsky.social Thanks for the Van OBAA episode. Really enjoyed it.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 6d

I feel your frustration (and aging!). I’m going on day five of waiting for biopsy results so that I can hopefully get scheduled for mohs in the week before I leave town for several months… Hope your’s gets finished in a timely fashion without much more discomfort. Take care.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 6d

Tim Cook and Apple continue to capitulate in search of ever bigger profits.

Apple Removes ICEBlock and Similar Apps From the App Store Under Pressure From the DOJ

Late yesterday, Apple pulled ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store under pressure from the U.S. Department of Justice, according to Fox Business News. ICEBlock is a crowd-sourced app used to tr...

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Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 7d

When I said I didn’t know whether I could handle the Tigers do or die game today, that didn’t mean I wanted the internet to go out when I already have no cell service here. (Currently checking the score from the middle of the woods.)

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 7d

Have a great visit!

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 7d

Is that the store right across from Ban Jelačić square?

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 7d

It’s both unsurprising and infuriating.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 7d

Downloaded this so fast! Thanks for highlighting it.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 7d

Hope you start to feel better quickly, Michael, and have a full recovery. Take care.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 8d

Oof. “Blunt” and “clattery” are not words I ever want to hear when reading about Mahler 1. I think I might have walked out lol.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 8d

Not sure I’ve ever seen an ERA of 108.00, which is what Melton has now.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 8d

Just insanely infuriating to waste a collective two-hitter from the pitching staff if it continues like this. Maddening.

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 8d

Serenity now!!!

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 8d

Dear, Detroit Tigers,
I am on deadline so will you please drive home some of these many &:);&ing baserunners? Thank you!

Cory Oldweiler @coryoldweiler.bsky.social · 8d

Dear, Detroit Tigers,
I am on deadline so will you please drive home some of these many &:);&ing baserunners? Thank you!