Doing A Brody
When Warren mentioned the shared dislike he and DFW had for The Professional Smile, I did not realize that this was specifically in the context of cruise ships, and that DFW had, in fact,...
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Review – Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series
Erotic re-imaginings of classic fairy tales have been done before – Anne Rice’s Beauty series is an extreme example, Moore and Gebbie’s Lost Girls a graphic one. Often they retain a hint of adolescence...
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Hope the Helmless
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Two nights ago I responded to a request by NY Cares for New York City’s Department of Homeless Services’s (DHS) annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE)....
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Ernest Hemingway
Since I have like three venues to publish it in, and I told Tao I needed a galley, I feel obliged to write a review of Tao Lin’s novel, Richard Yates. I don’t think I will ever read anything by...
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Frieze Art Fair 2011
Frieze is the fourth art fair I’ve tasked myself with reporting. I’m not sure how extensively I should discuss the parts of it that are the same as all other art fairs. There is some absurdity to...
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Janet's 25 Favorite LP Albums released in 2011
Cover of Ladytron In very rough increasing favoriteness With self-defeatingly defensive commentary 25. David Lynch – Crazy Clown Time I don’t care to defend myself. best tracks: Pinky’s Dream, Strange...
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Review: Gold Dust
Dear Tori Amos, It’s me again. Remember when I wrote you that letter in Italy, but I never made it to the concert to give it to you? And then I brought it to your show in Toronto instead? I’m sorry...
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Review: Anamanaguchi – Endless Fantasy
Anamanaguchi and I have a history. They are, officially, the Band I Keep Missing. Twice I went to one of their frequent local (Brooklyn and Manhattan) shows, and got there after they had played. Once...
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Review: Eleanor Friedberger’s Personal Record
Eleanor Friedberger’s Personal Record came out several months ago, and somehow, I haven’t yelled at everyone in the world to listen to it yet. That’s probably because it is the best titled album you...
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