American Apparel, Porn Mags, and the 1970s
OnI am no stranger to the advertisements of American Apparel, the clothing company headed by its hyper-sexualized CEO, Dov Charney. On Facebook, the ads for AA’s clothes are splashed all over the place, ironically enough all over my profile. They advertise something…
The first 50 pages of Gravity’s Rainbow — Matt’s Take
OnThis is the first actual entry in the Gravity’s Rainbow discussion thing! If you’d like to read along, this is the edition that we’re reading — so if you’re reading another edition, the pagination might be slightly different. (As a guide, this…
Book Review: As She Climbed Across The Table
OnCover of As She Climbed Across the Table [Purchase Book] Despite considering myself a fan of Jonathan Lethem, I really haven’t read as much of his stuff as I should. In way of remedying that, I’ve recently read As She Climbed Across…
Book Review: Love All The People
OnCover of Love All the People [Purchase Book] Bill Hicks often seems to be a comedian where you either don’t know who he is, love him, or absolutely hate him. There’s rarely much middle ground. And, well, I think Bill Hicks himself…
Youth/Age: Craigslist and the Killer
OnUPDATE: Craigslist kills “erotic services” section, adds oversight. CNN reports that the classified Web giant will assign live staff to vet every “adult services” ad. 70-something Dave Newton and 20-something Matt Keeley struggle with Web ethics via e-mail. —- On April 27…
Grabbity's Brainflow
OnFIRST: Thanks for the advice and such on the layout tweaks and suchlike! I’m glad I didn’t break it too much! So, hooray for that! ALSO: Starting next week (I know, it seems to keep getting shoved back a week, just because…
Review: Topless At The Arco Arena
OnWhen I was preparing for the interview with Tim & Jay of Wonderlick, I loaded up my iPod with just about all the Wonderlick stuff I had — including the rough mixes for this album they posted to Susquehanna Hat Company —…