Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus [2025]
1. All because of two chance encounters with passengers in the car she was driving.
2. The future husband and wife met at a crosswalk.
3. Laying down the vocal at four in the morning after a long shift behind the wheel.
Honeycomb [1969]
1. Deskside electronic calculator.
2. He claims he never dreams. But during his first night in the old bed … crustaceans.
3. Pasting her baby teeth onto a photo of herself.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure [1989]
1. A tray of slushies at the food court in the mall.
2. Napolean’s obsolete underwear becomes his wetsuit.
3. The Duke of Ted.
The Odyssey [2026]
1. A windswept beach, Calypso’s gorgeous floral wrap.
2. Gratuitous arrow to the eye.
3. “Go back into your disguises, go back into your disguises.”
Poetry [2010]
1. Sitting by the river, taking notes. Raindrops fall onto the page.
2. In frustration she finally switches off the power strip.
3. As the boy is led away to the police car, she calmly plays badminton with the detective.
The Children’s Hour [1961]
1. A trove of filched objects.
2. “She found the lie with the ounce of truth.”
3. Running back to the house. Too late.
Eno [2024]
1. Laurie Anderson draws a card from the deck of Oblique Strategies: “Do nothing for as long as possible.” She sits in silence, staring into the camera, for many seconds.
2. Playing with his Omnichord.
3. He designed and created My Squelchy Life with an October release in mind. When Warner Bros. announced they would be pushing the release until March, he withdrew the album entirely.
Niagra [1953]
1. Nightmare: your honeymoon is invaded by a boisterous older couple who insists on filling every moment of every day for you.
2. Technicolor Marilyn Monroe in the front of the closed blinds, in silhouette.
3. Daydreaming about taking her to Marshall Field’s in Chicago and buying her the most expensive dress she can find.
The Asphalt Jungle [1950]
1. Smiling sadly, he looks up at her and says, “Don’t worry, baby. You’ll have plenty of trips.”
2. Hypnotized by a gyrating coed.
3. In the middle of the night she goes out and buys a used car for $400.
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