Inventory: Shrinkage
Ladan Osman11.27.15
“A gold compass gifted while infant. / A gold earring in the shape of an egg.” A new poem by Ladan Osman, selected by Fall poetry editor, Julia Cohen.
Pre-Anger
Dot Devota11.25.15
“I wasn’t scared of what couldn’t kill me and wasn’t yet aware of what could. My father told me gymnastics could kill me, and smoking.” An excerpt from Dot Devota’s autobiography of life in the midwest, MW: A Field Guide to the Midwest.
Album Roundup: October 2015
Scott Creney11.24.15
Put your ear against the screen and embrace that radiation: Scott Creney’s Album Roundup is now at the Fanzine, taking a qualitative look at many of the last month’s new releases, including albums by Joanna Newsom, Neon Indian, Protomartyr, and more.
Mankind’s Tooth
Colette Arrand11.23.15
Colette Arrand’s critical essay on unexpected images in professional wrestling, filtered through Roland Barthes’s Camera Lucida.
Do Good towards Every Insignificant Thing Always Until You Are Dead
Raul Alvarez11.20.15
“Most of the content in literary journals is well written in away that screams acknowledge that I am well written.” A new long poem by Raul Alvarez, selected by Fall poetry editor, Julia Cohen.
When the Car Won’t Start: The Somnambulant Body Melt of The Incredible Melting Man
Ed Steck11.19.15
In the first installment of his ongoing B-movie and exploitation film revue, Ed Steck takes a look at the bizarre confluence of styles at play in 1977’s The Incredible Melting Man.
A Collector’s Guide To Free Flatulence Apps
Matt Crowley11.18.15
Our macabre week continues as Matt Crowley provides an unrequitedly comprehensive breakdown of everything you need to know about free flatulence simulators for your iPhone.
Turn Down for Everything: An Annotated Playlist
Molly Brodak11.17.15
Ready to start feeling the holiday doom? Molly Brodak provides an annotated playlist of dark vibes, spanning the gamut from the Flamingos to Metallica.
On the Unholy Family in American Horror Film
David Leo Rice11.16.15
David Rice takes an eye to the institution of the “freak family” and their ongoing association with incest and cannibalism throughout the history of American horror film.
House with Door
T Clutch Fleischmann11.13.15
T Clutch Fleischmann explores how getting yelled at about gender on the street by a stranger’s kid can sometimes lead to a clearer understanding of sexuality, metaphor, and the world.
