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dark street notes

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dave

In Edward Adler’s Notes From a Dark Street the materials of common contemporary existence on the Lower East Side – circa late 1950′s- have been ordered and transmuted into a terrible cosmography far transcending its naturalistic events. The novel’s aesthetic … Continue reading →

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DESPAIR OF THE SAINTS: POVERTY Of The POSITIVE IDEAL

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Dave

Life is a bitch and then you play cards; even with a crappy hand. The type of the card game is a variant on Utopianism and the odds of beating the house are slight indeed.   Luis Bunuel startled filmgoers … Continue reading →

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