The Street of Despicable Behavior
xtx06.24.15
“I continue my stride and when my feet enter its wet the vodka tastes glorious and my gown heavies at the bottom and your erection grows twice its size and you marvel that you can now grab it with two hands.” New fiction from xTx. Art by Danny Jock.
72-Hour Hold
Michael du Plessis06.23.15
A haunting autobiographical essay by Michael du Plessis: “She said, Once you struggle, it’s all lost.”
Trash-Imagist Outlaw: The Cosmococas of Hélio Oiticica
Paul Cunningham06.22.15
How can any artist escape the representative nature of an image without simultaneously utilizing images or representations? Paul Cunningham considers the question via a deep look at cocaine, Andy Warhol, and Marilyn Monroe in the work of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica.
Liquid Assets
Eric Amling06.19.15
“(a) Fuck. / (b) Fuck yes.” A new long poem from Eric Amling, selected by Summer poetry editor, Sasha Fletcher.
Hidden Signals: A Review of Cynan Jones’s The Dig
Nathaniel Popkin06.18.15
The colliding lives of badger baiters and lamb birthers derive beautifully stark tension. Nathaniel Popkin reviews.
2 from Gumma Homo
Gary J. Shipley06.17.15
Two excerpts from Gary J. Shipley’s Gumma Homo, now available for preorder from Blue Square Press. Art by Danny Jock.
Mad Max: Fury Road with Sasha Fletcher
Sasha Fletcher06.16.15
The conclusion of our Mad Max retrospective, with a deep gaze into its latest addition, Fury Road, with Sasha Fletcher.
Longing Through The Void: Chelsea Hodson & Jon-Michael Frank Discuss Their Black Cake Recordings
Chelsea Hodson & Jon-Michael Frank06.15.15
Chelsea Hodson and Jon-Michael Frank discuss Night Redacted and Diana Ross and the Supremes, two recordings they made for Black Cake Records.
2 from THANK YOU TERROR
Mathias Svalina06.12.15
“Instead of a heart / I have a Nintendo. / And where others / have a Nintendo I have / a snake split in half / & turned inside out.” An excerpt from a new long poem by Mathias Svalina, selected by Summer poetry editor, Sasha Fletcher.
WWATHYOSTD: Kelly Schirmann & Tyler Brewington on Boyfriend Mountain
Kelly Schirmann & Tyler Brewington06.11.15
Kelly Schirmann and Tyler Brewington, co-authors of the collaborative book Boyfriend Mountain, interview each other about their experiences of writing the book.
