Hypothetical Kids: On Maya Newell’s Gayby Baby
Kimberly King Parsons06.06.16
A moving new documentary, recently banned in Australia, follows the lives of children of same-sex parents. Kimberly King Parsons reviews.
Two Poems
Mike Young06.03.16
“If I get really tired, I have to watch / what I say. The arc of the universe isn’t even an arc.” Two new poems by Mike Young, via spring poetry editor Lucy Tiven.
Album Roundup: April 2016
Scott Creney06.02.16
Scott Creney back with a new month’s roundup of music loves and hates, including new work by Heron Oblivion, Kendrick Lamar, The Body, and much more.
Ideal Home Noise (7): Masterworks, Skaalrud, Black Acid
Jeff Jackson06.01.16
Jeff Jackson returns with a deep dive into mind benders that deserve a place in your home. This edition tackles American avant-garde, a surreal graphic novel, and portals into alternate worlds as art.
Why I Named All My Standard Poodles “Fuck”
Fortunato Salazar05.31.16
Why did former model/actress and ex-pro bullfighter Bette Ford name all of her pet poodles profanely? And btw, why did she once take a swing at Norman Mailer? She and Fortunato Salazar met up to discuss.
Two Poems
Sarah Bridgins05.27.16
“We all know it’s a mistake / to raise the dead, / but who has that ever stopped?” Two new poems by Sarah Bridgins, selected by spring poetry editor Lucy Tiven.
Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber, Ivory Black: Parquet Courts’ Human Performance
Reynard Seifert05.26.16
Parquet Courts don’t disappoint on the hype built from their debut album, as their sophomore effort Human Performance extends their at once familiar and fresh Warholian aesthetic to find their best sounds yet. Reynard Seifert reviews.
EYE CONTAKT
Simona Blat05.25.16
“And though I have found some truly beautiful things, none of it is that one thing that I’m searching for.” New writing by Simona Blat.
Undead Poets Society: A Review of Kim Yideum’s Cheer Up, Femme Fatale
M. Milks05.24.16
Cheer Up, Femme Fatale combines three major works by one of Korea’s poetic superstars. Megan Milks reviews.
In A Deadzone: On Damon Packard
Matthew O'Shannessy05.23.16
We go close up inside the work and life of filmmaker Damon Packard, an offbeat character and underground fixture in Los Angeles whose films feature pastiches of classic Hollywood films, wild and paranoid plots, and a bizarre sense of humor.
