Elegant Trash
In his second book, Rob Sheffield uses ‘80s pop to explore adolescent memories, complex emotions, and the woes of being the de facto “gay friend.”
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Celebrate the End of Prop 8 with Jacket Copy’s List of Classic Gay Lit
The dream team line-up of Carolyn Kellogg, Nick Owchar and David L. Ulin present LA Times book blog Jacket Copy’s list of 20 classic gay books in honor of the rejection of…
Morning Coffee
How about a little typography porn to start your Thursday off right? Oh, hello awesome 1960s robot dog. How are you? This is an article about a solar-powered vibrator. Are…
Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Vivian Gornick
In an effort to embolden myself to move past this crippling fear and go on writing – or give up altogether – I’ve begun interviewing memoirists I admire.
Now Playing: Kisses
It’s no secret that fairy tales and dreams have a good deal in common. The action of both often rolls onward with a seeming inevitability, a certain sense of fatedness.…
How to Survive the Next Article About eBooks: Make It a Drinking Game
Sunday Editor Seth Fischer just pointed me to this amusing article, which lays out rules for a drinking game based on articles about eBooks. For example: “Will e-books wipe out…
A Little More of the Tao
The Atlantic just did a little piece about Tao Lin here. Apropos of an article Lin published a couple weeks ago about being arrested for trespassing, the Atlantic’s Hua Hsu…
12th and Delaware
Over at Mother Jones, Rumpus volunteer and Mother Jones intern Maddie Oatman has published a review of the abortion-rights documentary 12th and Delaware, the new film from the makers of…
10/40/70 #18: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
This ongoing experiment in film writing freezes a film at 10, 40, and 70 minutes, and keeps the commentary as close to those frames as possible. This week, I examine…
Miranda Rights Under Slow, Steady Attack
From the AP: “You have the right to remain silent, but only if you tell the police that you’re remaining silent.