PLANET OF PERIL (51)

How did Tombstone become the mascot of the San Francisco Press Club?

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By Lynn Peril

MEDIA DIET

Annalee Newitz on: paperbacks, “Interview with the Vampire,” 404Media.

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By Annalee Newitz

31st
Dec

Julie Doucet

There’s no point being dainty about it; Dirty Plotte means dirty cunt. Which evokes the blunt pleasure of JULIE DOUCET’s (born 1965) most famous...
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By David Smay

30th
Dec

I, Avatar

The last time Pandora opened the box there was kind of a problem. All sorts of uncontrollable wild things got all over the place,...
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By Peggy Nelson

30th
Dec

Danger!

“Anyone with a head like the above is dangerous because Conscientiousness is weak and Amativeness very strong. In an immoral sense this man is...
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By HILOBROW

30th
Dec

Robert Quine

Nephew of philosopher W.V.O. Quine, and cousin to the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, ROBERT QUINE (1942-2004) spent the peak of his musical career in...
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By Tor Aarestad

29th
Dec

Effloresce and Deliquesce

The aura of ambiguity beckons in refusal; you can sense but not quite see. Something is out there. [Jackal Project, Andrew Sempere and Tangentlab,...
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By Peggy Nelson

29th
Dec

Apple’s Alien Minions

With speculation on the appearance of Apple’s tablet computer rampant, a minor detail, which has entirely escaped the notice of breathless commentators, may prove...
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By Matthew Battles

29th
Dec

Pluperfect PDA (2)

Ringtone: "Swinging on a Star"
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By Joshua Glenn

29th
Dec

Marianne Faithfull

MARIANNE FAITHFULL (born 1946) is the rare pop musician who’s turned her comeback into the main body of her work. The initial phase of...
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By Douglas Wolk