In my head if Mary Gaitskill’s writing and Philip Roth’s writing were to meet, have sex, and create a baby, that baby would be Gina Frangello’s writing. I choose Gaitskill because, like Frangello, she writes…
Date Archives November 2010
10 of Flavorpill’s most sexist literary lists
10 essential books from the last 25 years includes only one book written by a woman, White Teeth by Zadie Smith. Top 10 Sidekicks in Literature, one Hermione from Harry Potter, only mentioned in conduction…
It begs the question, why are you such an annoying pedant?
Ha! I fooled you. That’s not begging the question at all. No, in fact begging the question, is a form of logical fallacy. In this case begging the question would be something like: Jodi is…
Hold me closer, Tiny Cooper
This is the tale of two Will Graysons. Capitalized Will Grayson who is BFFs with Tiny Cooper, a huge gay football star at their high school. And lower case will grayson who is a depressed…
That’s us, the opposite of grace
The out-patient surgery waiting room at St. Francis isn’t a room so much as a very wide hallway lined with chairs and magazines. This, of course, made it easier for my family to annoy as…