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By mjhorn Posted on June 13, 2020June 14, 2020

Tignanello

Bleeding Edge doesn’t see to be many people’s favourite Pynchon. A bit too narrow in its concerns maybe, or a little too careful with its tone; not grand enough to … Continue reading Tignanello

Categories: Bleeding Edge, WineTags: Italy, Maxine, Slagiatt
By mjhorn Posted on May 13, 2018July 9, 2018

The Macallan

I first cracked open Tom Pynchon’s Liquor Cabinet and got stuck into the Chivas Regal four years ago today. That seems like a good excuse for more whisky. The Macallan graces the … Continue reading The Macallan

Categories: Against The Day, Bleeding Edge, Whisk(e)yTags: Grand Cohen, Lew Basnight, Maxine, Renfrew and Werfner, Scotland
By mjhorn Posted on July 3, 2017July 14, 2017

Soju Wallbanger

It’s time for that old favourite game again: drinking things Guardian commenters say you shouldn’t. Last time it was vodka with milk, vegetable soup, and watermelon juice. Today it’s the … Continue reading Soju Wallbanger

Categories: Bleeding Edge, Cocktail/mixedTags: Korea, Maxine, Soju
By mjhorn Posted on June 11, 2016June 11, 2016

Tanqueray No. 10

Although it is fairly icy cold in Melbourne and probably best suited to a whiskey and a fireplace, today is World Gin Day and I do not wish to attract the displeasure of … Continue reading Tanqueray No. 10

Categories: Bleeding Edge, Other spiritsTags: Britain, Gin, Horst, Maxine
By mjhorn Posted on January 4, 2016

Stolichnaya Elit

Probably like plenty of other Pynchonites, I found the ’90s pop-culture bandwidth overload of Bleeding Edge pleasantly jarring. Not that it was really out of character—the books are all loaded with this kind of cultural … Continue reading Stolichnaya Elit

Categories: Bleeding Edge, Other spiritsTags: Horst, Maxine, Russia, Vodka
By mjhorn Posted on August 26, 2014October 25, 2014

Papa Doble (and a giveaway!)

The paperback of Bleeding Edge comes out tomorrow in the US. That’s the updated cover passing on our right. The press release from Penguin Press reminds me (as I’m sure I don’t have … Continue reading Papa Doble (and a giveaway!)

Categories: Bleeding Edge, Cocktail/mixedTags: Bars/Places, Giveaway, Hemingway, March Kelleher, Maxine, New Gold Mountain
By mjhorn Posted on July 29, 2014August 4, 2014

Nero d’Avola

Early in Bleeding Edge, Maxine pays a visit to the VC (which I’m assuming is venture capitalist) who’d supported hwgaahwgh.com (which address now conveniently directs one to the book’s wiki). The … Continue reading Nero d’Avola

Categories: Bleeding Edge, WineTags: Food, Italy, Maxine, Nero d'Avola, Pynchon, Slagiatt
By mjhorn Posted on July 18, 2014July 19, 2014

Rolling Rock

A week or so ago, I had the unexpectedly excellent experience of visiting the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St Louis. The brewery complex was opened in 1852, and it has some terrific architecture … Continue reading Rolling Rock

Categories: Beer, Bleeding EdgeTags: Bars/Places, Driscoll, Horst, Lager, Maxine, Pynchon, Rolling Rock, USA

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Reading highlights from a year inside
Some belated 2019 favourites - Saunders maybe most of all, and Garner a big highlight. Also massively recommend Underland for moving, thoughtful writing about our relationship to the planet
Selling local honey and horse milk by the roadside in Jeti-Oguz, Kyrgyzstan.
I'm off to follow in the footsteps of Dzapyq Qulan and chase that Kirghiz Light...
Kakadu and the Territory are beautiful moving magical places and these branches are the only evidence I'm going to offer
@zordrac and I have commenced what will no doubt be our sparkling rafting careers on what I'm told is a bloody tall waterfall
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