7 People Who Should Die in 2006
Ben Arnold01.05.06
Okay, so this is satire. Fanzine does not want to get sued and die itself in 2006 before it goes BIG TIME commercial. All pics grabbed from Google Images. So sue them, they have more money. WE LOVE ALL OF HUMANITY…
The War on Christmas: A Report from the Trenches
Tim Kabara12.14.05
Maybe this is beating a dead horse, after all that has been said about the issue by journalists like Bill O’Reilly and Stephen Colbert, but after sitting on this piece long enough Fanzine has decided to let one of its more conservative thinkers give his three cents. Seems these days liberals have Santa on the run, and he’s running by every means necessary (even by skateboard). It’s a dirty shame.
Santa Suits: McCormack’s Holiday Fashion Column
Derek McCormack12.13.05
It’s that time of year again. When traditions are reinforced. Ever wonder how Santa Claus came to be a one outfit kind of guy? Like Tom Wolfe? Mark Twain? Wayne Coyne? Well, McCormack charts Santa’s suit history down to its current static iteration. This is from McCormack’s new book, Christmas Days on Anansi Press.
ST. CATHERINE’S DAY
Derek McCormack11.07.05
Derek’s November fashion column is tailor maid for the month. A look at France’s traditional St. Catherine’s Day. As the country has burned this week, it is interesting to note some of its history’s more peaceable protests.
Untitled: A Review
Joshua Cohen10.27.05
A book reviewer finds that a submission is more than a tad bit personal. 6 million pages worth. This story is from Cohen’s recently released collection on Twisted Spoon Press called The Quorum.
Spangle is a Synonym for Sequin
Derek McCormack09.11.05
Derek McCormack continues his fashion column with an exploration of the tortuous history of sequins
Ohne Titel (der Punkt)
Matty Byloos09.09.05
Berlin in the last days of Hitler. A travelling spot on one’s foot. Bicycles. An accident. Matty Byloos delivers one of his signature surreal stories in the tradition of Kafka, tinged with the neuroses of Bernhard.
Oceanic
Trinie Dalton07.21.05
"Oceanic" from Trinie Dalton’s collection Wide Eyed on Akashic Books’ Little House on the Bowery Series, edited by Dennis Cooper. Now available for order! Beaches, marriage, rum and the fear of things swimming beneath you.
Intr. Dodie Bellamy’s Pink Steam: The Column
Dodie Bellamy07.21.05
Author Dodie Bellamy takes Martha Stewart to task as Fanzine’s representative hearth warming "seeker," looking for good food, exercise and all the other trimmings. The column’s title is from her novel, Pink Steam. Her first piece: "What Are We Fighting For? Yoga and the Raw Foods Restaurant with Tariq Alvi"
Vera West
Derek McCormack07.21.05
Author Derek McCormack begins his fashion column with a piece on a tragic costume designer from Hollywood’s past, Vera Miles.
