Stumbled across a beautiful track from The Mountain Goats:

Raskolnikov felt sick
But he couldn’t say why
When he saw his face reflected
In his victim’s twinkling eye.
Some things you’ll do for money
And some you’ll do for fun
But the things you do for love are gonna come back to you one by one.

Of course, Raskolnikov did it for a number of reasons…

You’ve seen Match Point, now watch the book.

As in most Russian literature, the patronymics and cute-names can be confusing. So here’s a guide to understanding Dostoyevsky’s masterpiece: ‘Rodion Romanovitch’ and ‘Rodya’ refer to the same person, the protagonist Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov. ‘Dounia’ refers to his sister, Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikov. Their middle names indicate that their father was called Roman. It’s downhill from there! [More »]