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Notable San Francisco, This Week: 8/16-8/22
This week: m.g. martin’s book launch at Space Gallery, explore some linear and visceral expressions of time, Jennifer Jajah Hearts Hamas, and celebrate the birth of another Mission art gallery…
John Waters’ Secret to Reading a Lot
“Yes, I always read a lot. I read the same amount, no matter what season it is. I read every night. When I’m on book tour, I’m on airplanes all…
“Welcome to Porn for the Blind”
“Porn for the Blind is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to producing audio descriptions of sample movie clips from adult web sites. This service is provided free of charge.” The site…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #49
NAMBLA ★★★★★ (1 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing NAMBLA.
Happy Birthday, Bukowski
In honor of what would have been Buk’s 90th birthday we point you to one of our favorite items ever published on this site: Charles Bukowski’s “Unpublished foreword to William…
Absolutely Specific
This Recording has a feature on the interviews between Mel Gussaw and Harold Pinter. Certain excerpts are absurdly quotable. For example, “MG: Do you feel that you have to guard…
Backlash Against Technology in National English Departments?
Although the web has invaded just about every aspect of American life, one college professor is making a stand. Meet Mark James, visiting lecturer in English at the University of…
My long, rambling, mildly self-indulgent but genuine reaction to Richard Yates…
A Rumpus Book Club subscriber reacts to the August book club selection, Richard Yates. As I’ve been reading “Richard Yates” the last few days I’ve had many discussions with roommates…
Less Is More
The stories in Mary Hamilton’s very, very short collection are vivid, surreal, experimental, funny, and emotionally devastating.