Gore Vidal’s Myra Breckenridge (1968) is my favorite novel, LGBT or otherwise. And Myra is my favorite literary character, LGBT or otherwise. As I typed (already past tense) that first sentence I hesitated for a few reasons. I think Myra would detest being labeled LGBT, and I fear her wrath. And who am I to attempt this playlist portrait of the entity that is Myra Breckenridge.... Read More
Stephen Sondheim has a genius for remembering in painstaking detail the story of his own life. The subtle nuances of a particular memory are fully realized here with astonishing clarity... Read More
The folks at Flavorwire have an ingenious recurring column in which they create musical mixtapes for assorted literary characters. Each inspired post is dedicated...
The slender book is part travelogue, part photo album, and part scrapbook tribute re-issued by Akashic Books. The first version came out in 1998 and is long sold-out. Now, post Just Kids —and with Michael Stipe post-R.E.M.—the book is a bittersweet object, a momento-mori from a rock-n-roll past that no longer exists. Read More
Writing the biography of a band must be a very difficult assignment. One has to give biographical information about each...
When I saw John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus for the first time, I realized two things: first, that this was the...