AltWeeklies Wire
Remembering Barry Hannah: Chris Rose on a Southern Writing Legendnew
This week's homage is paid to a man whom I assume touched more lives in New Orleans than just my own. He was Barry Hannah, a hard-drinking, savage wit possessed of a sorcerer's command of the English language, a writer of crystal daggers and diviner of the secrets of love.
Jonathan Leyser Works to Finish the First Documentary on the Entire Life of William Burroughsnew
The 24-year-old is nearly finished with an ambitious assessment of perhaps the greatest literary outlaw of the 20th century.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
08-31-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
After 75 Years, the Mystery of Young Nature Writer Everett Ruess Has Likely Been Solvednew
Everett was last seen by a sheepherder near Escalante, Utah, on Nov. 19, 1934. Four months later, his burros were found southeast of Escalante in Davis Gulch, and in a nearby cave, where the wanderer made his last camp, searchers found his footprints and discarded food cans. But Everett himself had vanished. He was 20.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
08-12-2009 |
History
Daniel Allen Cox Goes from Gay Porn to Literaturenew
When he was 22, Cox, then a baby-faced aspiring writer, ventured to New York where he hustled and worked in porn. Within two years, he'd graced the cover of a half dozen gay porn rags and appeared in various porn movies. Now he's penned a semi-autobiographical novel about his experiences.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
09-12-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Writers Come of Age in 'Reprise'new
Young Norwegians strive for artistic success, and question its definition, in the new film Reprise.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-04-2008 |
Reviews
No Money, No Funnynew
If you can't muster up any sympathy for the Writers Guild, then perhaps you deserve to watch The Biggest Loser. There's your irony for you.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
11-20-2007 |
Movies
The Dilemma of the Literate Picketnew
While I won't lower the red flag or hang-up my IWW T-shirt, I confess to mixed emotions about the strike by the Writers Guild of America.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
11-16-2007 |
Movies
Scabby TV Writers Outed By Fake Craigslist Adnew
While 12,000 WGA members walk the picket lines, 80 New York writers email us to take their jobs.
New York Press |
Matt Elzweig |
11-15-2007 |
Movies
Celluloid Superheroesnew
As the borders between comic-book panels and flat-panel screens disintegrate, writers are joining their fictional stars in making a successful crossover.
