The Abysmal Nature of College Football’s Postseason System
Joe Jock01.07.09
In college football, as in hardly any other sport, many teams fight a long season only to be cheated from a chance to prove themselves as number 1. Joe Jock here proposes a solution where everyone wins, even the damn sponsors. Brother Dan draws.
Between The Ritz and the Gutter: Francis Bacon’s Life in London
Amabel Barraclough01.02.09
As a retrospective of Francis Bacon’s work at Tate Britain winds down, Londoner Amabel Barraclough takes a moment to tell a bit of Bacon’s more tasty history in the city the artist would call home for most of his life, while Danny Jock draws Bacon and his circle.
2666 by Roberto Bolano: a review
Andy Beta12.26.08
Roberto Bolaño, Chile’s own prodigal poet has been getting an expansive amount of respect since his novels began being translated into English over a year ago. Bolaño, the longtime junky and self-affirmed outsider, passed away from liver failure in 2003; but we now fortunately have the translation of his last great unfinished novel, 2666, a sprawling, beefy, gruesome and enigmatic hunk of prognostication for where mankind may soon be headed. Best read of 2008? You decide. Review by Andy Beta.
Holiday with Preston Sturges
Jason Jude Chan12.23.08
This holiday season forget about George Seaton and a Miracle on 34th or Frank Capra and his Wonderful Life; for a change of pace, if you happen to be in New York City, come down to Film Forum for an homage to one of Hollywood’s greatest, Preston Sturges, the writer and director of Christmas in July and many other brilliant screwball comedies. The festival “Essential Sturges” runs from Christmas Eve through New Years day. Jason Jude Chan previews.
Talk Show 20: with Will Allison, Rebecca Donner, Ron McLarty, & Ben Schrank
Jaime Clarke12.22.08
Well here’s a stocking stuffer for everyone, Talk Show 20, a nice round milestone for us here at Fanzine. In this episode host Jaime Clarke get authors Will Allison, Rebecca Donner, Ron McLarty, & Ben Schrank to spill the beans on their most embarrasing moments. The truths uncovered aren’t just pissing in the wind. Art by Danny Jock.
Frost/Nixon: in review
Adam Underhill12.21.08
If you are too young to know which came first, Deep Throat or “Deep Throat,” now is a good time to wiki some history on the presidential scandal known as Watergate. These days there will certainly be plenty to read about, as infamous informer Mark “Deep Throat” Felt has passed away just days before Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon sees its nationwide theatrical release on December 25th. There have been other notable films on Richard Nixon, but Howard’s is different as it catches the man post-presidency, trying to secure his legacy against the reportage of David Friost, a rival in some ways as complex as Nixon himself. Adam Underhill reviews.
Nevermind the Shopocalypse
Casey McKinney12.17.08
Here’s preacher farts! Behold, then read on…No, but seriously, I was trying to ponder the real meaning of Christmas this morning, so I watched a…
Dennis Cooper & Gisèle Vienne on Bookworm
Casey McKinney12.13.08
KCRW’s Michael Silverblatt interviews Dennis Cooper, author of many books including The Weaklings published by our own Fanzine Press, along with…
Pictures of Bettie
Michael Louie12.13.08
There is something so soothing about that chorus in The Who’s "Pictures of Lily" which captures almost-perfectly that post-orgasmic wash…
