News Summary

• Isaac Stanley-Becker has crowned "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" as the greatest song of all time.
• He enjoys rereading old email exchanges with friends, and is transfixed by the ambiguous nature of Mark Rothko’s paintings.
• "The Bear is a perfect TV show, and I’m savoring the fourth season at the moment," he says.
• "I’ve always been drawn to letters (I recommend the published correspondence between the poets Nelly Sachs and Paul Celan, with a terrific translation by Christopher Clark," he adds.