Category Archives: Books Publishing and Writing

The Crossroads of Infinity

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four #51, 1966

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Three Voyeurs in Closets

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: [NSFW so I’ve hidden the post beneath the fold.]

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Divas

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Bessie Smith appeared in only this one movie; it has an all-black cast and runs 16 minutes. Whatever one might say about the limitations of the story line, derived from the W.C. Handy song by the … Continue reading →

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Linkage: Books and Reading Edition

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: British crime writer Ruth Rendell thinks novel reading is becoming a minority activity. How many novelists are at work in America? This piece is a few years old, but Laura Miller’s advice to read at least one … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: When Theodora was still too immature to sleep with a man or to have intercourse like a woman, she acted as might a male prostitute  to satisfy those dregs of humanity who remained some considerable time in … Continue reading →

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A Potent Cocktail You Won’t Soon Forget

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Consider those six glasses at the top of the UR page. One part The Odyssey One part Memento One part Twilight Zone (A Stop at Willoughby preferred) One part Waiting for Godot One part Groundhog Day (extra dry) … Continue reading →

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Three Erotic Tarzans

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912): To Jane the strange apparition of this god-like man was as wine to sick nerves. From the description which Clayton and her father and Mr. Philander had given her, she knew that … Continue reading →

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Careful With That Metaphor!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: We are often cautioned to make judicious use of metaphors in communicating.  It’s good advice.  It’s tempting to want to employ metaphor’s coattails as ladders to climb the commanding heights of the mountaintop of ideas.  But it is easy … Continue reading →

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Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Images from Retronaut, via Tex of the late WhackingDay.

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No Argument From Me

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Spotted at Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA.

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