The Naked City
Randall Mann’s second collection of poems explores desire and death in the City by the Bay.
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The End of Mass Media
“Once Al Gore gets the fiber optic highways in place,” writes Crichton, “and the information capacity of the country is where it ought to be, I will be able, for…
True/Slant/Hmmmm
It’s worth applauding the creative efforts behind True/Slant. It’s a website founded by a former AOL executive who’s hired 65 “knowledge experts.” “Knowledge experts,” in this context, means professional journalists…
Tips for Poets Inspired by Another Dead White Male
In order to become an epic poet, Milton believed he must also refuse “lustral waters.” In other words, aspiring artists must remain chaste.
Morning Coffee
2010 is just around the corner, where are my Flying Cars? The New York Times on why they will never happen and why they are right around the corner. Coney…
The Last Book I Loved: You’ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
Julia Phillips was the first female producer to ever win an Oscar. She won it in 1973, when she was 29, for The Sting, and then went on to produce…
We Didn’t Start The Flame War
I am not a fan of collegehumor.com, but you have to admit when something is done right.
BAD MOMMY: The Truth About Motherhood! blah, blah, blah
In case you missed it, the other day Oprah did a show about moms “breaking the silence” about motherhood. Moms talked about their secret lives and feelings. They talked about embarrassing…
Jeremy Mayer’s Typewriter Art
Jeremy Mayer makes his sculptures entirely from used typewriter parts. His process is strictly cold-assembly. He does not “solder, weld or glue these assemblages together.” His animals and insects are…
Days of Heaven’s Gate
In the late ‘70s, Michael Cimino was riding high. Fresh off The Deer Hunter and about to go into production on his epic dream project, Cimino could seemingly do no…