Posts by Maxfield Francis Goldman
Dad Micronation
Maximiliano Guzmán
His unbuttoned shirt, his summer breakfast. The gesture of his mouth was the opening of unsaid words.
Leaving New Russia
Maxfield Francis Goldman
Liam refuses to speak to me now. Because, for once, I took action. Non-violent-action. Well, a series of actions, actually, the first of which was to invite him out for drinks when he came home for winter break.
The Decemberists
Maxfield Francis Goldman
She buys us both mineral waters from the MoMA cafe.
Angelspiritbaby94
Maxine Beiny
All Rachel ever wanted to be was a reality TV star. Rachel didn’t mind which show she ended up on, as long as she became famous and had at least 3 brand deals behind her.
Day In and Day Out
Max Stone
Fought so hard to be this self— this man in front of you. I’m free to wear pink and piss in the urinal.
CATS NEED VALIDATION: KATE AXELROD INTERVIEWED BY SAM AXELROD
Sam Axelrod
Kate Axelrod’s new book of stories, How to Get Along Without Me, is, to quote the jacket copy, “a collection that summons the perversity and poignance of twentysomething dating lives from a bracingly
I spent the day thinking of Elias
Maxfield Francis Goldman
I could hear the cheering of the crowd, their silent plastic mouths were happy; I could taste the dirt kicked up by the elephants, smell the liquid butter sediment of cheap popcorn.
The Two Chieftains
Maxim Loskutoff
This month sees publication of our newest print issue, Hobart #15: HOTEL CULTURE. As such, and as we have done to accompany our last few print issues, we are devoting the month to various "bonus
Why You Should Binge-Watch Every Season of Always Sunny on Netflix
Max
18. You will understand and properly use the term “brown out” in every day conversation.
This Is The End (Spoiler Alert: Even Hipsters Can Love It)
Max
I’ve been shocked by reactions to This Is The End on two separate occasions. The first was after I’d seen the movie (three times) and a male acquaintance was shocked that a girl would even like it,
A Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
Max
Derek Cianfrance’s intense crime drama A Place Beyond The Pines affected me in a way that a movie hasn’t in a long time. Just like his previous film, Blue Valentine, I couldn’t stop thinking about
Spring Breakers (2013)
Max
Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers is like every good girl’s fantasy of being bad turned on its head and twisted into her biggest nightmare. Faith (Selena Gomez) has been friends with Candy (Vanessa
Review of Lena Dunham/Girls
Max
I fell in love with Lena Dunham from the first scene of the first episode of her hit TV show, Girls. I connected with her instantaneously, and knowing that she also wrote the script for the show
Django Unchained (2012)
Max
Django Unchained was the best movie I saw in 2012 (though Take Shelter and Moonrise Kingdom are a close second and third, respectfully) and certainly should be considered one of director
Rare Exports (Finland, 2010)
Max
I can tell you right now that the visual of thousands of Santas running naked through the Finnish/Russian countryside with murder weapons in hand is basis enough on which to see Rare Exports. This
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012; on DVD now)
Max
Searching for her mother, as well as caring for the people she loves as they battle for survival, the story of Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) - the main character in Beasts of the Southern
Annie Hall (1977)
Max
Although Woody Allen (Alvy Singer) might be the most adorable hipster on the face of the planet and I consider his writing/acting/directing to be rather perfect, somehow Diane Keaton (Annie Hall)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Max
A well-respected, dignified president living a double-life as a slayer of the undead is actually a much more appealing plotline than one would expect. In Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Lincoln
Flight (2012)
Max
Although Flight opens on a full-screen shot of a nipple, it quickly digresses into one of the most intense movie scenes I’ve ever watched on screen. Pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) is