Literature

Bulldoze the MFA programs before they demolish literature

A screed against the outdated cultural logic of the MFA program, 20th century minimalism, and "show don't tell"

Jun 19 •

Modest proposals for demoralizing your local literary community

Think 'Oblique Strategies' for the scene terrorist set.

Jun 12 •

Chuck Palahniuk and the Gay Nazi

The phenomenon of gay self-hate and its expression through the works of the man who wrote 'Fight Club'

May 15 •

About this whole 'Neo-Romantic' thing

Gioia, Gasda, Goethe, and the galvanizing gospel of a return to gothic grandeur

Apr 24 •

Griffins Dropping "Canadian Poetry" Prize Worst Thing to Happen to Canadian Poets Since "Being Canadian Poets"

Dealing arms to fund arts, Margaret Atwood (again), and the War of 1812.

Apr 21 •

On the odiousness of Margaret Atwood, and the vapidity of her novel's Hulu adaptation

How is 'The Handmaid's Tale' TV show even dumber than the book?

Apr 7 •

On Neowulf—that 'Beowulf' translation with the #hashtags—and what translations are "for"

This ain't your DADDY'S 'Beowulf'! But is it anyone else's?

Mar 27 •

Pacheco, Baudelaire, and the memory of desire

How our grappling with the unfulfilled dreams of the past fuels our art

Mar 20 •

WHY DOESN’T IAN MARTIN HAVE A BOOK?

Exploring agency in a gamified world.

Mar 13 •

'Good Girl Gone Bad' and the fascism of the self

Eva Kiss's uncanny porn game is a journey into the darkest recesses of desire

Mar 9 •

Sean Penn's novel will show you the light

How one celebrity's hubris brought us 'The Room' of literature

Mar 6 •

Must We Burn Bukowski?

Is the misanthropic "poet laureate of LA lowlife" one for the dustbin, or can he teach us something about feeling?

Feb 26 •

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