It’s been a while since I’ve posted these, so bear with me for a little background information again. Earlier last…
How Many Cinemas Are There?
[Update 30 Jan 11: I’ve since written a follow-up to this post: “Why Do You Need So Many Cinemas?”] “The…
Literary Doppelgangers
This morning, I discovered the writer Kirk Nesset. I haven’t read his work yet (although I really like much of…
The National Book Critics Circle Finalists for 2010 Awards
Last night, as a member of the National Books Critics Circle, I attended the Circle’s event announcing the finalists for…
The marquise with the lead pipe at five
I have come to the conclusion that we learn more, we appreciate more, from the books we disagree with. I…
“You don’t know if you’re creating a monster.” On Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Phantoms of Nabua, Camille Roy, Jacques Derrida, xenia, domestication and writing, being possessed.
I am someone who has long been a host or playmate for monsters and ghosts. My maternal grandmother had to…
Dante 2020-6: Tower, Tree, Candle, & the Triumph of the Fragile.
The Divine Comedy has its end, after 3X9 spirals rendered in 100 evenly distributed cantos, and it’s about time my…
Big Other Contributors’ News, #23
It’s been a while since I’ve posted news of all our various goings on and whatnot. But everyone at Big…
DAS DING – Jinx!
Okay, John and I unknowingly just posted about the exact same thing. Instead of taking down my redundant post, I’ll…
Luca Dipierro’s DAS DING
Just got a note that Luca Dipierro has released the first issue of his art zine, DAS DING. This is…