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a bit more on stanley crawford's log of the s.s. the mrs unguentine

peter wrote 1 week ago: Reading Stanley Crawford’s Log of the S.S. The Mrs UnguentineBen Marcus 1972 was a difficult y … more →

Tags: American Literature, log of the s.s. the mrs unguentine, Stanley Crawford, gordon lish

One Man's Take on the Best Reads of the 2000s

Christopher Porter wrote 1 week ago: So, you should probably know these things about me before you read this list: I am cantankerous, gen … more →

Tags: Books, Alison Bechdel, Best of the decade, Bohumil Hrabal, C. E. Morgan, Charles Bowden, Chuck Kinder, Dave Eggers, denis johnson

Deft Reading of Snare Hits - A Sprawling Post

johnvincler wrote 1 month ago: It is a certainly a deft reading of snare hits, but is it literature? 1. Procrastinating while writi … more →

Tags: Electronic Literature, literary avant-garde, New York Review of Books, Y0UNG-HAE CHANG, Heavy Industries, www.yhchang.com, jazz, Korean, code poetry

Ben Marcus (and others) Reading in NYC, November 11, 20092 comments

John Madera wrote 2 months ago: Harper’s Magazine Presents: The Family Table with Rivka Galchen, Ben Marcus, and David Samuels To co … more →

Tags: rivka galchen, David Samuels, atmospheric disturbances, notable american women, The Father Costume, The Age of Wire and String, Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Bright Lights, Big Brooklyn Book Party

Matt wrote 3 months ago: On Saturday night, at the Brooklyn Book Festival’s Gala Mingle, literary stars from Francine P … more →

Tags: Journalism, Transom pieces, Brooklyn Book Festival, aleksandar hemon, Jonathan Lethem, Laura Albert

materialist / realist cinema with materialism / realism i9 comments

Edwin wrote 5 months ago: Although LB didn’t respond to my comment at the dauntingly clever Larval Subjects – was it too … more →

Tags: Cinema, Theory, Jean-Luc Godard, Materialism, Materialist film, Michaelango Antonioni, Robert Bresson, Speculative Realism, Structuralist Film

Electric Literature::no. 12 comments

awessels wrote 6 months ago: I received the inaugural copy of Electric Literature [visit the website here] this last Friday after … more →

Tags: Prose, Publishing, andy hunter, Diana Wagman, Electric Literature, Fred Tomaselli, Jim Shepard, literary journals, Lydia Millet

A Prick is a Prick: Still Hating on Jonathan Franzen After All These Years2 comments

butttub wrote 7 months ago: ——— NO, IT’S NOT OK TO LIKE JONATHAN FRANZEN I know the Ben Marcus V. Jonath … more →

Tags: ethics, old media, Jonathan Franzen, Harper's, pricks, Funny Poster, Innovative v traditional writing, ethics of literary taste

My Great Depression: Ten dispatches from the near future (Harper's, June 2009)

Paul wrote 7 months ago: SOUNDTRACK: THE REPLACEMENTS-Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (1981). Since I’ve been ta … more →

Tags: Anachronisms, Barack Obama, Ben Katchor, Colson Whitehead, consumerism, Corporate skewering, David Rees, Dilbert, Dystopia

Whoa, Grad School!

butttub wrote 7 months ago: Just got this acceptance to Columbia! Check it out: Dear Mr. Segal, I was awake last night, late, th … more →

Tags: ethics, admissions letter fan fiction, Columbia University, Graduate School, mfa, language helmet


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