Albert Cossery, Now
To celebrate the recent rerelease of two of Albert Cossery's novels, we present a pair of essays: No Dignity, No Doubt: a review of Proud…
Sarah Leonard Speaks at Occupy the Page
12th Street Journal hosts "Occupy the Page: The Importance of Print in Creating Change," a discussion with important editors involved with the Occupy Wall Street…
The Fame Game
Frank Warren of PostSecret and Hannah Hart of My Drunk Kitchen discuss the instability of sudden Internet celebrity.
From Russia With Literature
An interview with editor Natasha Perova on Russian literature after perestroika
The History of Dialogue: Naked Online
A conversation between contributing editor Helena Fitzgerald and managing editor Malcolm Harris on the pictures and practices of internet nudity.
Fringe Feminists: Ulrike Meinhof
It seems that an unjust world is still having problems justly distributing its injustices.
The History of Dialogue: Black Friday
She’s earned our attention, weirdly enough, by being perfectly absent. I think Black is a spokesmodel for the concept that we needn’t envy the wealthy, since they are far more culturally clueless than we could have suspected.
The live and the dead nettle. This is the use of memory:
We May Draw Two Conclusions
We may draw two conclusions, at least tonight; later we can change our minds.
Life is Born Out of Force
Life is born out of force and denial at the hands of one’s intimates. This is knowledge to be taken in manfully. In fact, the taking in of this knowledge is precisely what has always been called manful.
I have no right to understand anything
I have no right to understand anything. It is not my fault. Ideas come and settle in my mind by mistake, then, realizing their mistake,…
Inquiring Minds
Inspired by Saul Bellow's Humboldt's Gift, J. Bernstein asks as series of profound, some might say cosmic questions. To which R. Rosenfelt + M. Borkowski…