Man Down: Richard Adams, Author of Watership Down, Fills the Novelist Role for 2016’s Death Toll

The name Richard Adams doesn’t generally come up in conversation unless you’re either 1) in Britain or British or 2) talking about Watership Down, a landmark novel released in 1972 that bears with it a similarly nadsat-esque language called lapine–communicated specifically between rabbits. That’s right, rabbits. Anthropomorphized for the sake of the book’s allegorical nature, Adams’ debut explores the notion of the meaning of the … Continue reading Man Down: Richard Adams, Author of Watership Down, Fills the Novelist Role for 2016’s Death Toll

Trying to “Fill Her Holes,” Melissa Broder Fine-Tunes A Marie Calloway Genre With So Sad Today

Melissa Broder is all about filling her holes. It’s meant to sound less perverse than it does, though one imagines Broder’s sense of humor could appreciate the sexual connotation as well. One can barely get through a ten-page block of her essay collection So Sad Today (named for the Twitter account that inspired it) without the mention of hole filling. And, by whatever means necessary–sex, … Continue reading Trying to “Fill Her Holes,” Melissa Broder Fine-Tunes A Marie Calloway Genre With So Sad Today

Coney Island Midnight by Matthew Lesaule

The B screeched to a halt at Brighton Beach as night fell. I’d been alone on the subway since Prospect Park. As the train gradually emptied throughout the ride, I recalled the vines and plants which blossomed from the crevices of Prospect Park station, lining the walls and tracks with green, and which were fed by the setting sunlight. I’d hoped to pass it on my … Continue reading Coney Island Midnight by Matthew Lesaule

Eve Babitz’ Slow Days, Fast Company: A Lighter Version of Play It As It Lays

As the increasing fascination with Los Angeles persists (all the while with New York City becoming less au courant as a place to lust after in terms of inhabitance), it seems appropriate that Eve Babitz would experience a sudden renaissance after many decades spent under the radar. Her obvious counterpart, Joan Didion, is a darker, more brooding version of Babitz (as showcased in Play It … Continue reading Eve Babitz’ Slow Days, Fast Company: A Lighter Version of Play It As It Lays