December has arrived, the time of fierce weather when the temperature can drop as low as 50 degrees during the night and it sometimes rains for hours at a time. But December is also a time of conviviality and gift-giving, and what could be more convivial - or a better gift (because it's not only self-renewing but free) than Open Letters Monthly?
The December issue is a-brim with goodies, with fun, challenging essays on the liltin' lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein, the age-old craze of mankind for hunting witches, the early graphic novels of Art Spiegelman, the neglected First World War masterpiece of Mary Borden, the torture-presidency of Bush II/Cheney, that huge Roberto Bolano novel you've seen reviewed everywhere, the man who beat Hannibal, the extremely suggestive artwork of J. C. Leyendecker, and the drinking (and drinking-stories) of Kingsley Amis and others. Irma Heldman's sparkling "It's a Mystery" column continues, and "A Year with the Tudors" concludes.
All that, plus a poem and a photo! A time of gifts, indeed!
So click on over and read to your heart's content - and if you're in need of still more Open Letters, don't forget to check out the site's blog, frequently (and fascinatingly!) updated!
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