Les Lupins (1858) by Maurice Sand. From Légendes Rustiques by Georges Sand.
• “Was one of the great novels of the Enlightenment written by a man who thought he was a werewolf?” Tobias Grey on the complicated history of a complicated novel, The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki. The restored print of the 1965 film adaptation by Wojciech Has was recently released on blu-ray/UHD by Radiance.
• “He has managed to move beyond the greyish, crushing density of his drone-doom background towards something considerably more Kosmische without really relinquishing its physical force.” Robert Berry on Randall Dunn’s latest solo album via Jorge Luis Borges and Philip K. Dick.
• New music: Manifold of Partially Actualized Realities by Randall Dunn; Deep Entries Volume 2: Gay Electronic Excursions 1981–993 by Various Artists; Earthscapes by Terry Burrows & Steve Xerri.
• This week I’ve been immersed in Slightly All The Time, a collection of live and studio recordings made by Soft Machine from 1970 to 1974. Jim Farber at Jazz Times reviewed the set.
• At Public Domain Review: Slavdom Unearthed: Marian Wawrzeniecki’s Neopagan Paintings (1891–1923).
• At the BFI: Hayley Scanlon chooses 10 great South Korean films of the 2020s.
• Mix of the week: DreamScenes – November 2026 at Ambientblog.
• At Dennis Cooper’s it’s Germaine Dulac’s Day.
• Max Richter’s favourite things.
• RIP Juan Atkins.
• Werewolf (1963) by The Kac-Ties | The Werewolf (1972) by Barry Dransfield | Werewolves At The Gates (1985) by Peter Principle