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Exploring the art and coteries of the artist Jess (1923–2004) and the poet Robert Duncan (1919–1988), An Opening of the Field celebrates the vibrant household of two extraordinary men who lived together as lovers and collaborators at the epicenter of the San Francisco Bay Area’s glory years of artistic ferment. For Jess and Duncan, the … Read more
toxic. wtf. not a “oh I’m so surprised this toxic thing exists” wtf but a “we might have to barf forever” wtf I feel like everything is starting to collapse. And I can’t believe only 4 out of 40 people on this dumb list are women. OOOOOOHHHHMYGODDDDD YOU GUYS. THE WORLD. Culture is such a … Read more
« Institutional Memories | Main | Notes on Chilean Literature (Or Those Queer Birds Disturbing the Necrophilic Silence of the Barrio Alto) » The Question of Taste: Bill Berkson By Bill Berkson & Jarrett Earnest Bill Berkson is a poet (originally associated with the New York School) and critic who’s been writing about art since … Read more
This Sunday the New York Times Book Review will publish Michael Kinsley’s review of Glenn Greenwald’s No Place To Hide. The review has been available on line since May 22nd, where it immediately provoked confidently scornful replies—“rebuttals” doesn’t really capture the intellectual content of this genre—from a number of people, many of them journalists, along … Read more
« An Opening of the Field | Main | Lineages of the Absolutist State » Mumblecrit By Ben Kessler “I don’t care what any of these snobs say!” said my freshman-year Postmodern Lit instructor, not bothering to identify the snobs. “Titanic is a damn good movie, and ‘My Heart Will Go On’ makes me cry!” … Read more