Category Archives: Literature

Mario Puzo and Harold Robbins Wave their Dicks at James Patterson from Beyond the Grave

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Mark R. Brand

Mark R. Brand laments the death of sex in mass market fiction. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged 50 Shades of Grey, Harold Robbins, James Patterson, Mario Puzo, mass market paperbacks, The Hunger Games | 4 Comments

The 38 Sleepiest Corgi Puppies Ever: Contemporary List Culture and its Antecedents

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Amanda Nazario

In which Amanda Nazario addresses the compulsion to list, to think in lists and create categories and what it says about this modern moment. And presents the 38 sleepiest corgis. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Popular Culture | Tagged corgis, lists, literature, Mad Men, the book of lists | Leave a comment

Almost Getting It Kind of Together

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Chloe Pantazi

From her vantage point in Greenpoint, Chloe Pantazi examines the relationship between Lena Dunham’s “Girls” and Mary McCarthy’s “The Group.” Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, The Arts | Tagged Cafe Grumpy, Girls, Greenpoint, Hannah Horvath, Lena Dunham, Mary McCarthy, The Group, Vassar | 1 Comment

RIP Elmore Leonard

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Sean Beaudoin

Elmore Leonard, 1925-2013. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged Elmore Leonard | 1 Comment

All’s Good That Ends (Breaking) Bad

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Tom Gualtieri

With the finale of AMC’s Breaking Bad approaching, Tom Gualtieri looks at the tragedy of Walter White. *Spoilers ahead.* Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Popular Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Paul, AMC, Anna Gunn, Arthur Miller, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Heisenberg, Jesse Pinkman, King Lear, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Sophocles, Spartacus, Vince Gilligan, Walter White, William Shakespeare, Willy Loman | Leave a comment

Litertainment

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Art Edwards

Art Edwards searches for absolution among author readings and literary events, not to mention the debauched roadie stories of Christian rock bands. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged aimee bender, art edwards, bookstores, Christian Rock, Chuck Palahniuk, Elliott Bay Books, illicit fellatio, laurie notaro, Lewis Buzbee, no crowd, Readings, Steve almond | 1 Comment

The Horrors of Self-Promotion

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Sean Beaudoin

Naked author Polaroids. Live! Nude! Fully exposed! Please tip your server. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged authors, books, dead, drunk, ennui, famous, growler, john grisham, law school, literature, Mariah Carey, marketing, mortification, promotion, publishing, punk, rich, Sean Beaudoin, The Black keys, The Infects, Wise Young Fool, Young Adult | 56 Comments