“It never ceases to startle me that a brilliant thinker can be such a bad writer. It challenges some of…
What Were You Doing in 1979? (part 1)
Paul Simon was making One Trick Pony. Art Garfunkel was starring in Nicolas Roeg’s Bad Timing.
Vagina Rebel (small) contest
Sometimes a vagina can be more than a vagina. Sometimes it can be freedom. The ever-vigilant Nick Mamatas shared the…
Style as Imitation
1. My father, who once trained as a baker, taught me when I was a kid how to bake an…
The Post-Post-Modern Things: Björk, Kathy Acker, and the Astral-Disappearing Act (23-53/53)
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The Post-Post-Modern Things: Björk, Kathy Acker, and the Astral-Disappearing Act (11-17/53)
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The Post-Post-Modern Things: Björk, Kathy Acker, and the Astral-Disappearing Act (7-11/53)
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The Post-Post-Modern Things: Björk, Kathy Acker, and the Astral-Disappearing Act (1-2/53)
1. ‘All I know is that we have to reach this consumer construct. And her name’s BJÖRK.’ ‘That’s a nice…
Currently Reading: Impossible Princess, by Kevin Killian
Do you ever catch on a sentence while reading, one that no matter how many times you reread it, you…