January 2011
27 posts
Je est un autre: David Wojnarowicz’s Rimbaud in... →
Lisbeth Salander, The Early Years: Astrid... →
TLAN:WOTFOB Excerpted →
Rebecca Hunt’s Mr. Chartwell →
Men are climbing to the moon but they don't seem... →
On February 5th of 1961, a recently divorced, mentally exhausted Marilyn Monroe was taken by her psychiatrist, Dr. Marianne Kris, and committed to the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic in New…
You can beat it just like I did →
On September 5th of 1994, 8th grade student Branden Brooks - eager to pose a question - found himself raising his hand during the Q&A session of a presentation by then-Senator Joe Biden. After…
That Was Fast →
I'm the nurse in your famous shot →
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On August 14th of 1945, as millions celebrated the surrender of Japan and, effectively, the end of World War II, photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt snapped the above…
Rainy Day Books →
Parul Sehgal Wins NBCC Award for Excellence in... →
A Plea for a raise, By Jack Kennedy →
Late-1927, having just become a Boy Scout and acutely aware that his weekly allowance wouldn’t cover the costs of such a lifestyle, 10-year-old John F. Kennedy approached his father and asked…
The So-Called Elite →
2010 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists... →
However, since you are twelve... →
These days Bill Dobrow is a successful drummer, having recorded and toured with a whole host of successful acts that include The Black Crowes, Sean Lennon, and Martha Wainwright; however a…
I have no wish to have a man who doesn't know me... →
Writing to a John Presser in July of 1978, science fiction author Robert Heinlein speaks of his disdain for Heinlein in Dimension; a critical analysis of Heinlein’s work - and unauthorised…
Tuesday New Release Day: Baxter, McElroy,... →
The World’s Most Literary Rent Party →
I'm feeling like a very large turd on a very thin... →
In September of 1991, unable to attend Charlie Sheen’s 26th birthday bash due to illness, a worse-for-wear Marlon Brando - ever the wordsmith - flexed his creative muscle and scribbled the…
Must Love Books →
No More Irony: A Review of Monica Youn’s Ignatz →
Don't do it for anyone else →
It’s incredible to think that Keith Haring was only alive for 31 years, given the impact of his work. In New York particularly, his public pop-art greeted many thousands of people every day, and…
The Best Single Issue of Any Literary Magazine,... →
I expect to make the best movie ever made →
Writing to Stanley Kubrick in 1968, then-semi-retired actress Audrey Hepburn politely turns down his recent offer and asks that he keep her mind for future work. The role she refused? Joséphine…
Paper Trail →
Jane Eyre, Again →
Millions Meta-Data 2010 →
The Millions Top Ten: December 2010 →