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 The New York Times remembers Paul Auster:

“The first thing you hear as you approach an Auster reading, anywhere in the world, is French,” New York magazine observed in 2007. “Merely a best-selling author in these parts, Auster is a rock star in Paris.”

Floppy disks are not back really but they're still pretty good:

Discogs.com shows a healthy 500-plus floppy releases in the 2020 category, which is more than the documented number of floppy music releases in the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s altogether. Perhaps it’s because we’ve moved a little closer to their impending extinction. Or maybe they’re perfect reminders of how violently smashing bytes together on a thin, vulnerable plastic / magnet sandwich is still one of the most punk things you can do as a musician and artist. 

Costume designer Cate Adams on dressing Michael Fassbender for David Fincher's movie The Killer:

“Because he’s so calculated, he’s going to walk into a store, he’s going to know his size, he’s going to pick it up, he’s going to buy it, and he’s going to put it on,” Adams says. “There’s no thought about alterations or anything along those lines.” You’ll find that all the brands he wears are pretty basic: His chinos are Dockers, his puffer is Gap, and his zip jacket is from Lululemon. Even his aloha shirt, part of that tourist getup, could potentially be found at a drugstore.