Working with Shrapnel: A Review of Everything Flows
Andrea Kneeland01.23.14
A refracted look at James Greer’s Everything Flows, a manic, haunted book that presses in on you, folds you down into the psychosis where you belong. Andrea Kneeland reviews.
Fuck Up Your Coffee Table: Vollmann’s The Book of Dolores
Lorian Long01.13.14
Lorian Long dissects William T. Vollmann, “The Birthing Cave,” The Book of Dolores, and the problem of ‘white male’ mashed potatoes.
Spike Jonze’s Underwhelming Her
Stephen Tully Dierks01.09.14
Stephen Tully Dierks accounts the strong and not-so-strong suits of Jonze’s ambitious, but ultimately flawed, Her.
A Review of Hilda Hilst’s The Obscene Madame D
Joyelle McSweeney01.06.14
Joyelle McSweeney breaks down the layers upon layers of multivalent modes alive and ahead of their time in Hilda Hilst’s The Obscene Madame D.
“Everyone Is Around You, Very Close”: A Review of Jesse Ball’s Silence Once Begun
Shane Jones01.02.14
Shane Jones takes a look at Jesse Ball’s latest, Silence Once Begun.
Long (Long (Long Division) Division) Division
Mike Meginnis12.26.13
Mike Meginnis takes a closer look at the issue of the straight white male narrative in narrative, while reviewing the book-within-a-book-within-a-book that became his favorite read of 2013.
OMG Embarrassing Yourself Is the Best Art: A Review of E-Flux Journal
Janey Smith12.19.13
Janey Smith interrogates the definition, effect, marketability, and reception of contemporary art in the age of YouTube.
Alt Lit Has Fake Race Problems and Real Race Problems
Safy-Hallan Farah12.16.13
An updated (and partially reframed) look at Safy-Hallan Farah’s examination of issues of race, gender, and homophobia within the Alt Lit movement.
Two Elucidations
Sean Kilpatrick12.11.13
Sean Kilpatrick provides commentary on two works of media that have influenced his writing, including his latest, Gil the Nihilist.
Figures for an Apocalypse: A Dissection
Amber Sparks11.06.13
Edward Mullany’s newest is a vision of the world ending that eschews blood and guts for true, deep dread. Amber Sparks reviews.
