The Significance of Nothing
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"King Ink": A Post-Punk Ars Poetica
Ancient Roman poet Horace's Ars Poetica is perhaps the defining work of meta-literature: a poem written to advise poets on the art of writing poetry. The title alone is sufficient shorthand for self-referential creation, an idea that would mean nothing to me if I didn'
Banned in France, Legal in America: Inside the World of Pro-Ana Websites
Legal disclaimer: This article does not attempt to provide legal advice and should only be considered for entertainment purposes. First things first—what is a Pro-Ana website? Pro-Ana is a descriptor for online forums and sites that promote anorexia by providing community and advice. Her less popular sister,
The Tragedy of Honesty: My Struggle to Source "Hyper Hardboiled Gourmet Report"
I don't watch TV or movies. Well, I should say that I haven't regularly watched TV or movies since I was fifteen years old. (In any year since, I can count on two hands how many hours I spend watching either.) With most plots regurgitated, predictable,
The Semantic Death of Musical Genres
Unlike film or literary genres such as horror, drama, or comedy, musical genres have a tendency to mean one thing... until they mean another. We've seen this manifest itself time and time again, with some examples being more blatant than others. But how widely acknowledged or understood are