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“Becky” [by Lewis Saul]
I was in Cambridge, England and I had to pee. I had no idea where the bathroom might be in this huge old English mansion, now housing the genii of the University. There were…
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Is This Thing On? Can You Hear Me Now? [by James Cummins]
I have no clue whether I'm actually posting or not. I've never blogged before, even read a blog. I wondered what to do until I saw DL's description of what we guest bloggers would…
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A poem from The Awl by Patricia Lockwood [posted by Mark Bibbins]
I have always loved the propulsive rhythm of this poem, its strange and desperate tenderness. Reading it feels like a dream you might have after falling asleep while watching a nature documentary. —[M.B.] He…
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The Weirdness of Bilingualism [by Andrei Codrescu]
PART ONE (to be continued) Timp de trei decenii limba română a ițit în convorbiri (de obicei exasperante) cu mama. I wrote the sentence above in Romanian, and the idea of it intrigued me…
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Printemps de la danse arabe#1: noos, dishabille & diversity make for a powerful (sold-out) “Swan Lake” [by Tracy Danison]
The visual diversity of the Ballet national du Rhin’s company is a part of the success of Rhadouane El Meddeb’s emotional reshape of “Swan Lake”. Note the tutus still on the racks (right background)…
