Greetings from Read Max HQ, and welcome to our weekly roundup column, in which I pick out some worthwhile and often overlooked books, articles, movies, and music to recommend to paying subscribers. For this week’s round-up, I’ve got:
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A very funny and cringeworthy book of interconnected short stories that authentically nails “the internet” from a bunch of different angles;
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a psychotically creepy and perfectly fashioned independent horror movie that is a real Bad Time in the best way; and
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four tracks I’ve been enjoying.
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Now, the roundup. First, as always, a dispatch from the future:
