The Toad of Maldoror (1932) by Valentine Hugo.
• Old music: Thank You America (John Robie Dub Mix) by Cabaret Voltaire. Code, the group’s 1987 debut for the Parlophone label, receives an overdue reissue later this year with a substantial collection of remixes.
• At Lesser-Known Writers: Douglas A. Anderson examines the career of Hal Garrott, a writer whose novels for children feature fine illustrations by Dugald Stewart Walker and Mary-Ponton Gardner.
• The August catalogue of lots for the After Dark: Gay Art and Culture online auction. Homoerotic art, photos, historic porn, etc.
• Mixes of the week: The Invisible Collage Vol. 1, and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s Invisible Jukebox Mix at The Wire.
• New music: Modulisme Session 144. Lightning Field 01. Constraint by Philippe Petit, and Signal Loss by Paul Beaudoin.
• At Colossal: Los Angeles Public Library unveils the world’s largest pop-Up book.
• At the BFI: Craig Ian Mann selects 10 great East German films.
• At Dennis Cooper’s it’s Ed Emshwiller’s Day.
• Signaux Codes Non Identifiés (1978) by Michel Magne | Code Rays (Codex Dub) (1995) by Main | Codes (Encryption And Decryption) (2025) by Andrew Heath