Ben Bush
books
Review of Electronic Literature: New Horizons for the Literary
08.04.08
Hypertext Lit is no longer a fad but a fact. From the earlier experiments of Shelley Jackson and Robert Coover on to today's ebooks on iPhones and Kindles, electronic literature is here for the long haul, making its mark in more ways than you'd think. Ben Bush reviews a thorough study of the subject - Professor N. Katherine Hayles' Electronic Literature: New Horizons for the Literary.
features
What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Kim Jong Il Bashing? An Interview With Bruce Cumings
03.31.07
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.
Interview with William T. Vollmann
05.18.06
Stargazing? Actually that's somewhat misleading in the title. Copernicus, one of Vollmann's recent subjects, had to rely more on the careful study of the work of his compatriots and predecessors, than on actual stargazing. Vollmann takes Copernicus to heart, especially in terms of dutiful research. Why does America have George W. Bush for another terrible term? Not enough reading Vollmann says.
fiction
"In the Blink of an All Seeing Eye"
10.16.06
Ben Bush delivers to us this tale about superfamous filmmaker Vic Graburn (in words and illustrations by Bush himself).
music
Supergroup in Reverse: The Afterlife of cLOUDDEAD
11.13.07
Ben Bush tracks the big bangish explosion of what was once a taut singularity, the eclectic hip hop supergroup cLOUDDEAD, and the future of its former mates Yoni Wolf, David Madson, and Adam Drucker. Bush argues that the music that has followed in the aftermath is a heap more complex and interesting than the original structure.
Interview with Neung Phak (AKA Mono Pause etc)
08.05.05
Ben Bush catches up with Peter Conheim and Mark Gergis of the experimental semi-faux Asian pop group Neung Phak, Mono Pause, and other enigmatic musical projects