Sad Girl Manifesto
December 06, 2022
A lost novel returns to the cult carny world of the gonzo queen.
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The Sick Proletariat
December 05, 2022
Our health care system needs a radical fix.
Fresh Hell
December 02, 2022
Ghost in the Shell
While we sleep, the people rise and the pasta simmers. A Florida woman has embarked upon an upwards-of-five-million-dollar lawsuit against Velveeta for their fraudulent claim that their signature Shells & Cheese macaroni can be prepared in 3.5 minutes. ...
Who’s Watching
December 01, 2022
The right to privacy in an age of mutual surveillance.
The Weak Novel
November 30, 2022
The “weak novel” declines to serve as bland entertainment.
Mother May I
November 29, 2022
Vigdis Hjorth’s reality fiction.
Dream Houses
November 28, 2022
Utopian schemes to “solve” the housing crisis.
Misspent Youth
There’s no “correct” way to be young.
Remembrance of Things Present
November 22, 2022
On the Sankofa Film and Video Collective.
Life in the Fap Lane
November 21, 2022
Reevaluating the work of John Barth.
Fresh Hell
November 18, 2022
Aguirre, the Wrath of Gab
“There is no space for symbolic structure,” sputters the Slovenian philosopher, “and this is really the paradox of psychoanalysis.” “In a way,” demurs the Bavarian filmmaker, “Freud also had something to do with literature.” The duo ...
Odorless Animals
Does this world at least have odds and ends?