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The Art of War

“It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.”
…Telamon of Arcadia, mercenary of the fifth century B.C.

I’ve been trying, since the beginning of the year and the slow return from the holiday malaise, to …

Are We WRITERS Or Are We Amoebas?

The latest celebrity memoir…this time by the “ugly” girl from 90210, Tori Spelling (can you say ’nepotism’?)…has proven once again that despite any scandals involving the memoir genre this year, the public thirst for it has not at all slaked. We …

“After the Goldrush”

What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore–
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over–
like …

“The Case For James Frey: On His Imminent…And Needed…Reemergence”

I’m about to state what is probably going to at first be a semi- (very?) unpopular opinion. Here goes:

I think that James Frey is the best thing to happen to the Lit-World in years. There, I said it. …

“The Status Quo’s Sure Looking Like It Needs A Good Smashing”

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“This Town Needs An Enema!”

Everywhere you look these days, the overwhelming evidence points to there being a severe shortage of anything worth two shits offered to …