Carousel Gone

12 years ago

“I hitch-hiked to Asbury Park . . . when I got there, I was exhausted—” i Carousel gone “No plans,…

Goetleib and the Path of Least Pleasure

12 years ago

Goetleib, the undisputed arbiter of taste and opinion, was sitting cross-legged in his armchair with a book clamped open in…

My War

12 years ago

It wasn’t the heat that was getting to me. It wasn’t the seasickness, the overcrowded boat, getting jabbed in the…

The is NOT an Anthology

12 years ago

In 1959, the painter, Brion Gysin, “accidentally” cut through a pile of newspapers with a Stanley Knife and changed the…

Joyce Johnson’s Novels Available From Open Road Media

12 years ago

Joyce Johnson is best-known for her 1983 memoir, Minor Characters, which focuses on the years 1957-58, and concerns the role…

Burroughs: The Movie Interview

12 years ago

Film director Aaron Brookner discusses the restoration of classic documentary Burroughs: The Movie, made by his late uncle, Howard Brookner.…

The Greatest Road Movie Never Made

12 years ago

  Brando should have played Dean; Jack’s 1957 letter to Marlon asking him to buy the film rights to On…

Storming the Reality Studio with Uncle Bill: Some Thoughts on William S. Burroughs and the Movies

12 years ago

From Beatdom #14   Until really quite recently, of the “big names” that one thinks of in association with the…

Bloomsday Thoughts: Kerouac & Joyce

12 years ago

"In those days I was writing a Joyce-like novel in which I was the Dedalus; and called myself Duluoz. Let's…

Lawrence and Me

12 years ago

Clearing out the garage Going through mountains of books Nooks and nooks of books Old English lit books New York…

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