Tinkering With the Closed Box
Cyborgia is wildly imaginative and the poems don’t take themselves too seriously. Even when these women are being constructed or destroyed, the book isn’t particularly angry or even political. It…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
We try sometimes, but it is pretty hard to complain. Fur coats are French street art. Underwater vacation homes are the best vacation homes. Speaking of: Jean Cocteau and Villa…
The Rumpus Interview with Chinaka Hodge
The shooting of Oscar Grant showed that Oakland is in serious need of a discussion on race. The poet and playwright Chinaka Hodge provided such a discussion in her groundbreaking…
“Don’t Forget to Smile When You Serve Cold Drinks”
Something wonderful has happened. Make sure you stay until 1:07. (via WWAAtD)
The Horniest Species Imaginable
“Only with the relatively recent shift from off-the-land foraging to agriculture did our species veer away from cooperation and sharing, even sharing of mates, in small groups; hierarchy, sexual repression…
Bombed With Poetry
Here’s something I missed: Chilean artists bomb Berlin with poetry. In my opinion, not enough things like that are happening right now
The Prejudice Against Literary Fiction
“It is not the job of critics or awards to simply reaffirm the bestseller, boxoffice, and Billboard lists. Quite the contrary, isn’t it their job to seek out the work that…
We Love Ian Huebert
Don’t miss today’s PORNOGRAPHIC BARN OWL: “Portrait of Man Committing Suicide.”
Join the Conversation
A fairly intense (but pleasant) discussion has broken out in the comments section of Steve Almond’s essay about editors, ambition, and dependence.
In the French Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart
All images from Le Livre de Sante by Joseph Handler (Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1967):
Dan Weiss Thinks About Music Too Much #5: Allo Darlin’
1. Sometimes, at the top of this site, it says “you don’t co-op pop culture, pop culture co-ops you.” A good musician friend of mine named Adam Balbo likes to…
I Will Blurb Any Book Within 24 Hours! #16
Tired of waiting weeks or even MONTHS for back-cover endorsements from recognizable authors? I, Mickey Hess, will blurb any book – that’s right, ANY book – within 24 hours! Just…