Posted by Jon Reiss Director Gregg Araki is best known for his 1995 film The Doom Generation. Upon release, The Doom Generation quickly developed a strong cult following, and hoisted up Rose McGowan as a sex symbol for the dark alterna-teen set. Meanwhile, mainstream critics panned the film as nothing more than a cheesy riff on Larry Clark’s Kids, with insufferable dialogue and poor performances.
Bites: Ben Greenman(s), David Foster Wallace Story, Glasses and More
Kyle Minor likes Ben Greenman(s). Go over to The New Yorker and read the David Foster Wallace story. Captain Beefheart’s 10 commandments to playing a guitar. Two optical stories: Glasses for 3rd world countries. Did you hear the one about the rabbi who banned contact lenses?
Sunday Stories: Coma
Coma by Shelagh Power-Chopra When I think of Arthur falling into the coma, I imagine him diving headlong into a mud puddle. Slip sliding down a dark abyss and drowning–his hands like stunted flippers, getting him nowhere. But he’s like that; a beautifully angular man, all sharp corners but clumsy as hell as if his body were carved by an amateur puppeteer. Noisy in life but an avalanche of man when unconscious: heartbeats that galloped across monitors, cacophonous wheezing and […]
Literary Trading Cards #1: Happy Birthday David Foster Wallace
Margarita Korol dedicated the first in our weekly series of literary trading cards would be to celebrate what would have been the 49th birthday of the great David Foster Wallace. You can purchase a limited edition copy of this literary trading card at Cafe Press.
Indexing: Remnick in Israel, Vladimir Sorokin, Patrick Ness, Bookforum, Dave Hickey, and More
Each week, Vol. 1 editors band together as one to discuss their week among literature and the written word. This is the place to hear about all the best that they’ve thumbed through, bookmarked, lauded, and consumed in the last seven days. This is where “praise” hits the blogosphere bong and becomes “high praise”. This, dear reader, is Indexing. Jason Diamond David Remnick (above) went to Israel and wrote about Haaretz for The New Yorker. I thought this was a […]
Morning Bites: Peter Sotos in New York, Elif Batuman in England, Paul Bowles and More
Tonight: Peter Sotos (above) and Brandon Stosuy at Hospital Productions in NYC Granta talks about Elif Batuman in England. Edward Champion reads and then talks about Paul Bowles The Sheltering Sky. The ten best poets in fiction. The first single off The Donkeys forthcoming album, Born With Stripes, is up at Brooklyn Vegan.
Afternoon Bites: Arthur Miller Back in Brooklyn, Bible Stuff, Emma Straub’s Music, Bill Clinton’s E-mails and More
Arthur Miller’s The American Clock makes its return to a Brooklyn stage. Adam Kirsch reviews The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book. The always enjoyable Ms. Emma Straub gives us music for each story from her book, Other People We Married. Bill Clinton says he only sent two e-mails during his presidency. Oh no! Poly Styrene of the classic 70s punk band, X-Ray Spex has cancer.
Dick Watching: The Sperm Whale’s Head
Oh hey, dude! I totally didn’t see you there. How are you? It’s so good to see you, it’s been forever. Did you go to that party on Saturday night? I know, I had to work, totally sucks. Hey, quick question: I don’t know, maybe your roommate asked you this already but, do you want to go Dick Watching right now? You do? I was hoping you’d say that. Cool, let’s go, we can take my brother’s car.