Category: Literature
Hello to All That: The Joan Didion Documentary Hype Begins
Those who say what gets the greenlight in Hollywood are clearly eating their metaphorical hats right now, as the Kickstarter for a Joan Didion documentary [Read More…]
Desperately Seeking Spoonerisms: The Decline of Word Play in Literature
“Spoonerism” may sound like a dirty word, but that’s only because it’s employed so rarely in contemporary literature that we’ve become unfamiliar with the term. [Read More…]
“Deadbeat” Housewives: The Women of Kate Zambreno’s Heroines
Kate Zambreno’s previous novel, Green Girl, set the bar high for the relatively new author. And Heroines serves to reach even higher than her original [Read More…]
Froth on the Daydream and Mood Indigo: A Seamless Marriage
Michel Gondry’s penchant for the surreal has only increased since his debut, Human Nature, in 2001. While his second, arguably most iconic, feature, Eternal Sunshine [Read More…]
Lena Dunham’s New Book and the Increasing Badness of Personal Essay Novels
Let’s get one thing straight. Everything contained within Lena Dunham’s memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, can be found at once proudly displayed on Girls. [Read More…]
Jayne Mansfield: The Ultimate Symbol of the Meaning Behind Don DeLillo’s Underworld
Jayne Mansfield may very well have been one of the first emblems of life in a postmodern world. Thus, her strong presence throughout Don DeLillo’s [Read More…]
The Philosophy of Moving To the City and Thinking It’s Going to Solve Your Suburbia Problems, As Explained by High Fidelity
There’s a dangerous belief people who feel trapped in suburbia have: That if they leave for the city–whatever that nearest metropolitan city may be–their life [Read More…]
Just One More Doll: Why Jacqueline Susann Keeps Us Coming Back For More
She’s the undisputed queen of the “trash” novel (sorry Jackie Collins/Danielle Steele/Erica Jong). Whether the name Jacqueline Susann means something to you or not, her [Read More…]
The Gay Times of Christopher Isherwood
Very few gay men lived quite as gaily as Christopher Isherwood. At the age of 24, after attempting to go the normal route by studying [Read More…]
Being Called Quasimodo Is A Good Thing When You’re Salvatore
Like many Italian authors, Salvatore Quasimodo is frequently allowed to fall by the wayside in favor of Italo Calvino, who seems to be the primary [Read More…]
