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Poetry Shakedown
Kay Ryan’s tarot cards, the return of the rhyme, Mennonite matriarchs, Mao’s poems, Women’s Work, and Blago’s versification
Fade to Orange: Michelle Orange’s Film Link Happening
I don’t know what to tell you about The Golden Globes, I missed them because I was out celebrating with a friend. We went to see Godard’s rarely screened Made…
Companion Links to Ariel Levy’s Article on The Joy of Sex
“If you are a child of the seventies and were raised on The Joy of Sex, you are not likely to have forgotten the illustrations.”
High Tea = High Noon
Yvonne Lee Schultz knows that among fine manners and fine china, one must pack tasteful heat.
Swinging Modern Sounds #4: On Being Unprofessional
I was going to start this post by talking about Bruce Springsteen. I was going to start by saying that there was a certain moment in the output of Bruce…
Poetic Lives Online: Random Poetry Links by Brian Spears
With the inauguration of Barack Obama swiftly approaching (though not swiftly enough for some), the return of an inaugural poet/poem has gotten some play.
1929 All Over Again, In Japanese Literature
From Adbusters: “As they endure the nightly mundanity of the convenience store or the daytime lobotomy of waving red sticks at traffic jams, the freeter part-timers know that Kanikosen is…
Digging for Dirt: The Life and Death of ODB by Jaime Lowe
“A nigga don’t come out of jail and get his toes done,” ODB is quoted in a new biography, as he pointed out the earth-tones and the feng-shui waterfall in a manicure parlor. “How are the kids gonna feel about this?”
The Shorty Q&A With The Twisted Monk
The Twisted Monk is the information-packed online rope store catering to both the elite shibari master and the bumbling couple tying each other up for the first time. With instructional…
FUNNY AMERICA: 5 Presidents
It is the wackiest photo-op since Sarah Palin went herself a-turkey-farming. Three ex-presidents, the current president and the future president all kicking it old school, chilling in the Oval Office…
BITCHCRAFT: In Addition to Rewriting the Words of Kurt Vonnegut I Have Been Working on the Dominatrix Dress Made out of Bin Bags
Word So, well, how’s that for slow blogging? I have, as is obvious, been cross stitching lately. My heart got broken over Xmas and you’d be unsurprised how little cross…