PERIOD ATTIRE OPTIONAL: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE LITERARY SOIREE By Holliston Black Not having a television? Why cast the matter in terms of not doing something? The tone is defensive, sulky. Does one characterize a person going about the business of life in a sensible way as “not a blithering idiot”? There are […]
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From the pages of Genetic Disorder #14, the Satanism issue (PO Box 15237, San Diego, CA 92175; $3 per issue)MY LONG HAIR CONCEALED THE MARK OF THE BEAST By Ray I was a teenage satanist, or so my dad thought. In his eyes, I was Damien. My long hair concealed the mark of the Beast, […]
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From the pages of CHOKEHOLD, “The nation’s leading wrestling/pop culture satire zine” number 70, May 18, 1996 (507 W. 43rd place, Chicago, IL 60609, $1.50 per issue) KACZYNSKI ‘N’ ME By Lance LeVine I actually have a link to the Unabomber case. A weak, indirect link, but a link nonetheless. Completely out of the blue […]
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When I started the job I had no intention of making trouble. The job involved “microform scanning.” This meant that I was checking microfilm records of various legal documents. I’d scroll along a spool of microfilm to make sure the document in each frame looked square. If it wasn’t square, that meant it was crushed […]
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Be Like Martha: My Secret Obsession With Martha Stewart By Todd Savage I recall the first time I saw Martha, on her how-to-do-a-perfect-Thanksgiving PBS program. As she set the dinner table, she announced that each guest would be served his or her soup in an antique, turkey-shaped, glass candy dish. Now it’s one thing to […]
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HOW TO BECOME A REAL LIFE PORN STAR–IF YOU’RE NOT ONE ALREADY By Erik Darmon That’s right–you just might be the next Ryan Idol. As a matter of fact, you probably already are, because gay men have been simulating the synthetic reality of gay jerk-off magazine models and porn-movie actors for quite some time. Whether […]