Posts by author
Lisa Dusenbery
-
Butchlalis de Panochtitlan
At RADAR productions, Alice Bag, founder of The Bags and author of Violence Girl, interviews Raquel Gutierrez, aka Raquefella, founder of queer performance group Butchlalis de Panochtitlan. Gutierrez talks about growing up between cultures, butch haircuts, theatrical influences, and upcoming…
-
Finding Quiet
“So what to do? The central paradox of the machines that have made our lives so much brighter, quicker, longer and healthier is that they cannot teach us how to make the best use of them; the information revolution came…
-
Brain Mapping
“Since the 19th century people have speculated that the essence of human identity is stored in the connections between our neurons. Today we have the technology to find out if this is true.” This year the Human Connectome Project will…
-
Surveying The Comic Industry
Part two of The Beat’s Annual Year-End Survey–featuring “picks, prognostications and previews” from the comics industry–includes our own cartoonist MariNaomi. The participants responded to questions about the biggest stories in comics as well as guilty pleasures anticipated in this new…
-
Looking Ahead
The Awl has charted 2012 with far-reaching predictions that range from politics and media to cuisine. Check it out to discover which state will be sold to China, what bird will become America’s new superfood, and meet the “serial killer…
-
David Lynch Interview
Salon converses with David Lynch about his new album Crazy Clown Time. The director discusses transcendental meditation, his attraction to sound, and finding humor in the disturbing. “When you get something that’s thrilling, if it’s working on a couple of…
-
New Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Walter Dean Myers is the freshly appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The New York Times profiles Myers, shedding light on his body of work, mission, and belief that reading is a necessity rather than a “nice option.” “While…
-
Blueprints of the Afterlife Release and Interview
Today’s HTML Giant interview with Rumpus columnist Ryan Boudinot coincides with the official release of his new novel Blueprints of the Afterlife. Discussion veers toward the book after Boudinot reflects on the interview process and his ambivalence toward the promotional…
-
“Loving v. Bigotry”
This month, the International Center of Photography is launching an exhibit of a Grey Villet’s photographs of the Lovings, the couple whose Supreme Court case overturned miscegenation laws in over a dozen states. The New York Times has a slide-show…
-
Our Brains On Art
“While Rembrandt was an astonishingly talented artist, our response to his art is conditioned by all sorts of variables that have nothing to do with oil paint. Many of these variables are capable of distorting our perceptions, so that we…
-
More on Conversations With Writers Braver Than Me #12: Emily Carter
At Emily Books, Rumpus columnist Sari Botton expands on her recent conversation with Emily Carter. Botton addresses her regret at leaving out certain topics, and the personal reasons at the heart of those editorial choices. “Most of all, the issue…
-
Paul Lisicky Interview
Small Doggies has an extensive interview with author Paul Lisicky. The discussion moves from previous works, Lawnboy and The Burning House, to his upcoming “hybrid” book, Unbuilt Projects. Lisicky also touches on where he writes and his animal-infused tweets. “Unbuilt…