The Queer Art of History and Larry Kramer’s The American People
By Ben Miller “I wouldn’t pay any attention to that. You know how bitchy fags can be.” – Jennifer North, Valley of the Dolls Larry Kramer’s The American People: Volume … Continue reading
Portraits of the Modern Soul (1)
By Susie Kim “For a couple of krone one can have oneself photographed from every angle. The apparatus is a mechanical Know-Thyself.” “You mean to say, the Mistake-Thyself,” said Kafka, … Continue reading
Authorship and the Problem of Empathy in “Girls”
by Robert Blakslee I’m late to the game, admittedly, but I’ve recently been watching “Girls,” and thinking about why I dislike Marnie so much, why I relate … Continue reading
Being Foreign, or Why I Don’t Understand Mexico Part II
By Robert Blakslee I’ve been living in Mexico for quite some time now. Life is good; my city is safe, rent is cheap, I like the food and it’s cheap … Continue reading
Learning a Second Language, or, Why I Don’t Understand Mexico
By Robert Blakslee, writer Right now, I am living in Mexico and attempting to master Spanish, neither of which efforts is going particularly well. And so I have set myself … Continue reading