Demoting Beauty
Our response to beauty is our heart volunteering us for the gentlest form of domination.
Power and the Pickup Artist
Rather than establish a spontaneous, open-ended and reciprocal relation with another person, the pickup artists want to assure that interpersonal exchanges follow a rigid script that culminates in sex
And It Felt Like A Kiss: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Specter
Rock and roll has no morals. Of course, that’s much of what is and has always been attractive about it. But maybe there’s something legitimately chilling beyond where lawlessness and rebellion are sexy.
Orhan Pamuk and The National on Sadness
“Now, many years later, I understand that this discontent is the basic trait that turns a person into a writer. Patience and toil are not…
Lester Bangs and Rock Music As The Eternal High School Girlfriend
Did you ever want to kill what weaned you? Well, don’t try too hard. The next generation will not live for no burnout myth and…
Coming & Crying
An interesting project to be aware of: Coming & Crying. Coming & Crying is an effort by Melissa Gira Grant and Meaghan O’Connell to publish…