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May 25, 2011May 25, 2011 - Uncategorized

Two new books that are on my shelf and now I just need time time time to read them:

1) Three Sea Monsters: Our History of Whose Image, Tod Thilleman.  Spuyten Duyvil. Thilleman, the Maurice Girodias behind Spuyten Duyvil…

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January 8, 2011November 9, 2016 - Uncategorized

The Big Other Interview # 23: Oliver Harris on William S. Burroughs’ Queer

If you meet Oliver Harris someday, tip your fedora. The co-mastermind along with Ian McFadyen behind 2009’s Naked Lunch @50:…

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October 13, 2010October 14, 2010 - Uncategorized

The Post-Post-Modern Things: Björk, Kathy Acker, and the Astral-Disappearing Act (23-53/53)

Here’s the rest of the essay….was coming in smaller bits, but now an explosion. (1-2/53) (3-6/53) (7-10/53) (11-17/53) (18-22/53) 23.…

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August 12, 2010 - Uncategorized

The Post-Post-Modern Things: Björk, Kathy Acker, and the Astral-Disappearing Act (18-23/53)

(1-2/53) (3-6/53) (7-10/53) (11-17/53) 18. Surely she had precursors, as Humbert Humbert speaks of his famous nymphet.  Yet, more than…

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April 18, 2010April 19, 2010 - Uncategorized

On Lance Olsen–4 years later

I’ve been thinking a lot about Lance Olsen lately—not only because he tied up and duct taped my mouth during…

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February 13, 2010April 30, 2011 - Uncategorized

Innovation in Art

What is innovation in art? This is something I’ve circled in my other posts, for example: “Notes on Twee, part…

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