December 2010
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November 2010
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Though you won’t find it in Webster’s, there’s a word to describe the kind of meticulously constructed writing that bores even its author. A “bore-geous” novel is one that is packed with gorgeous, finely wrought descriptions of places and people, with entire paragraphs extolling the slope of one character’s nose, whole chapters describing another’s ...
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Wingfield just called me drunk to say she was leaving the private foodie event she’d attended. I thought she said private booty event. To my mind that’s a terrible game of “which would you rather?”
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WatchIt seems I am going to make a (very) brief cameo on a new web series. It is the project of alt-cabaret darlings Mel & El, and they are raising money to fund the endeavor via Kickstarter (and time is nearly up). That money will go towards important things like costumes, and proper lighting, a profesh crew, and snacks!
See, here is the thing. The last time I “acted” on camera,...
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Earlier today I checked in with my friend K. We were supposed to take in a museum, but we were both feeling laggy, and both committed to finishing up some work at home. She had also been invited by a friend to the birthday party of one of their mutual acquaintances. She said she couldn’t bear to attend because it was a 30th birthday, and the woman was much more accomplished, and it was...
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Tonight was the first time I’ve had to ponder the following thought (which is odd, admittedly, given my lifestyle decisions, but still): “Why is that queen in the leather pants lying on a pile of trash bags, and who bought him a rose?”
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There was a rejection letter waiting for me today, but I was just happy to get any mail at all; I spent a minute alone in a coat room with Rhett Miller, I tried not to swoon; I strained to listen while a white-haired old man talked to me about a film, Little Fugitive, because his accent was difficult and he was with his even more elderly mother and I wanted to be polite; I showed up late for...
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Twice in two weeks? I’m terrible at reading the tea leaves. That’s probably because I’m a coffee drinker.
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Mary Gaitskill Has Food Poisoning
After brief introductions, Mary Gaitskill approaches the lectern in room 250 of Shepard Hall, on the campus of City College. The room is hot and crowded, filled with undergraduates who are there one might surmise because they are getting some sort of credit for attending, or likely also for the free pizza, the overpowering smell of it lingering in the air.
“I’m sick to my stomach, so...
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Due Date < Planes, Trains and Automobiles