IMPRINTS 2: Jeff Hobbs, Steven Hall, Joan Didion, Richard Yates, John Gregory Dunn…
Zach Baron06.28.07
Zach Baron’s second installment of Imprints runs the gamut from first-time novelists Jeff Hobbs (The Tourists, touted as "your ticket to snide fun in Manhattan" by USA Today) and Steven Hall (The Raw Shark Texts, about which critical quips have not been provided by Mr. Baron, or USA Today) to Joan Didion, Richard Yates, John Gregory Dunn, and Don DeLillo.
Take Me Out
Wendy Marech06.25.07
As befitting a magazine called Fanzine, our authors often show a strong bent of enthusiasm in their articles— specifically, the zealotry and irrational devotion shared by aficionados of [blank]. Now, Wendy Marech explains how she copes living with one of these people.
IMPRINTS 1: Don Delillo, Simon Rich and Joshua Ferris
Zach Baron05.19.07
Imprints is the debut of Zach Baron’s monthly book review column. This month Baron reviews Don Delillo’s newest, Falling Man, Simon Rich’s Ant Farm, and Joshua Ferris’s Then We Came To The End.
CocoRosie: The Adventures Of Ghosthorse And Stillborn, a review
Brandon Stosuy05.19.07
CocoRosie blends music boxes and creaky Victrolas, speak-and-spells and rainbows, a rooster’s cacaphony with hip-hop, track suits and moustaches with pill-box hats. They also have a new record, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn, out on Touch and Go. Brandon Stosuy takes a break from heavy metal to review it here.
Sarkozy, the Victor, or What I Did When I Became President Elect
Devon Magee05.13.07
Nicolas Sarkozy emerged victorious after the second round of the French Presidential election. A thousand cars burned in the aftermath, which, according to who is reporting, may or may not be related to his win. Regardless, France is watching, waiting, and anticipating something come May 16, when Sarkozy officially takes office. Devon Magee reports on the scene from France. Part two of the French Elections series.
Falafel Stars of the Village
Nick Sylvester05.10.07
As rents rise, affordable eats can still be found in New York’s East Village, and the most abundant and delicious deal of the hood is the falafel sandwich. Nick Sylvester indulges himself and us with a wrapup on these wraps (with special props to OFS maestro Mohamed, pictured in the title shot).
Review: Carolee Schneemann at CEPA, Buffalo, NY
Julie Perini05.05.07
Artist Carolee Schneeman has a retrospective at CEPA in Buffalo, NY. Julie Pereni visits and comments on this thematically arranged show and the artist who for 40 years has made work "that keeps one finger on the pulse of humanity, addressing the brutal reality of war, and another finger on the collective clitoris, emphasizing female agency and embodiment."
Useful Aliases Culled From Pornographic E-Mail Spam
Michael Louie05.03.07
What to do with all the thousands of e-mail spam you receive each week, promising cheaper pharmaceuticals and computer programs, hotter schoolgirls, more FFM action, bigger dicks, and longer erections? Don’t be so quick to hit delete; in them lies an incredible resource with which to hide your identity. First in an occasional series of lists….
Review of Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Season
Dallas Hudgens04.27.07
This April marks the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s historic debut in Major League Baseball. Dallas Hudgens reviews Jonanthan Eig’s account of Robinson’s Opening Day.
What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Kim Jong Il Bashing? An Interview With Bruce Cumings
Ben Bush03.31.07
Professor Bruce Cumings on the North Korean nuclear stand off and U.S. intervention: “There is no military option on the Korean peninsula… the nuclear program can only be ended through negotiation.” Ben Bush discusses the problem of an intransigent North Korea with expert Bruce Cumings.
