Archive By Year
January 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: What Does Ron Paul Represent?
by Levi Asher on January 1, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 1, 2012
• Peace Eye! Fug! A Long Talk With Ed Sanders
by Alan Bisbort on January 3, 2012
by Alan Bisbort on January 3, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Does Ultimate Evil Exist?
by Levi Asher on January 7, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 7, 2012
• Kerouac Goes To Cannes, and Other Beat News
by Levi Asher on January 10, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 10, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: What Is Empathy?
by Levi Asher on January 13, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 13, 2012
• Not Dark Yet
by Levi Asher on January 17, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 17, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: What is Wealth, and Why Shouldn't We Talk About It?
by Levi Asher on January 21, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 21, 2012
• Tech Lives: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs
by Levi Asher on January 23, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 23, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Where This Is Heading
by Levi Asher on January 28, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 28, 2012
• I'm Writing As Good As I Can
by Levi Asher on January 31, 2012
by Levi Asher on January 31, 2012
February 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Why Ayn Rand Is Still Wrong
by Levi Asher on February 2, 2012
by Levi Asher on February 2, 2012
• Beholding Holden
by Michael Norris ... on February 5, 2012
by Michael Norris ... on February 5, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: The Shock of the Self
by Levi Asher on February 8, 2012
by Levi Asher on February 8, 2012
• Visions of Zippy: A Talk With Bill Griffith
by Alan Bisbort on February 8, 2012
by Alan Bisbort on February 8, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Groupthink, Group Mind
by Levi Asher on February 17, 2012
by Levi Asher on February 17, 2012
• Ghosts
by Levi Asher on February 20, 2012
by Levi Asher on February 20, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Three Quotes
by Levi Asher on February 22, 2012
by Levi Asher on February 22, 2012
• Unearthed! The 1949 Great Gatsby Film
by Levi Asher on February 26, 2012
by Levi Asher on February 26, 2012
• Eckleberg's Lair: A Walk Through F. Scott Fitzgerald's Valley of Ashes
by Levi Asher on February 27, 2012
by Levi Asher on February 27, 2012
March 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Nietzsche in America
by Levi Asher on March 2, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 2, 2012
• Evergreen
by Levi Asher on March 6, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 6, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: What Is This Thing Called Philosophy?
by Levi Asher on March 8, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 8, 2012
• Back To Occupy
by Levi Asher on March 12, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 12, 2012
• Talkin' Occupy With Vanessa Veselka
by Levi Asher on March 13, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 13, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Rebooting the Argument Against Egoism
by Levi Asher on March 17, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 17, 2012
• The Literary Life: Michael Stutz, Net Generation Seeker
by Levi Asher on March 19, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 19, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Delusions of the Group Mind
by Levi Asher on March 22, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 22, 2012
• Francois Villon, Poete Maudit
by Michael Norris on March 26, 2012
by Michael Norris on March 26, 2012
• The Paradise Diner
by Levi Asher on March 28, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 28, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Diane Ackerman and the Neurobiology of Love
by Levi Asher on March 31, 2012
by Levi Asher on March 31, 2012
April 2012
• Letter to Kurt, by Eric Erlandson
by Levi Asher on April 3, 2012
by Levi Asher on April 3, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Alain De Botton on Religion
by Levi Asher on April 6, 2012
by Levi Asher on April 6, 2012
• The Workhouse
by Levi Asher on April 10, 2012
by Levi Asher on April 10, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Sam Harris on Morality
by Levi Asher on April 14, 2012
by Levi Asher on April 14, 2012
• Kino by Jurgen Fauth
by Levi Asher on April 15, 2012
by Levi Asher on April 15, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Goofing Off
by Levi Asher on April 19, 2012
by Levi Asher on April 19, 2012
• Ed McClanahan Just Hitched In From The Coast (On the Aforementioned Night of the Transparent Purple Bunnies)
by Dan Barth on April 19, 2012
by Dan Barth on April 19, 2012
• Chelsea Redux
by Levi Asher on April 25, 2012
by Levi Asher on April 25, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Ayn Rand and the Paul Ryan Budget
by Levi Asher on April 28, 2012
by Levi Asher on April 28, 2012
May 2012
• A Break With Bobby Keys
by Levi Asher on May 2, 2012
by Levi Asher on May 2, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: The Happiness of Adam Yauch
by Levi Asher on May 4, 2012
by Levi Asher on May 4, 2012
• Lautréamont, the Other
by Eamon Loingsigh on May 7, 2012
by Eamon Loingsigh on May 7, 2012
• The Literary Life: Spencer Kansa in the Zone
by Laki Vazakas on May 9, 2012
by Laki Vazakas on May 9, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Ellen Pearlman on Buddhism and the Avant-Garde
by Levi Asher on May 12, 2012
by Levi Asher on May 12, 2012
• Laurent Binet's Metafictional Dilemma
by Levi Asher on May 15, 2012
by Levi Asher on May 15, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: A Dollar's Worth of Morals
by Levi Asher on May 18, 2012
by Levi Asher on May 18, 2012
• Awaiting "On The Road"
by Levi Asher on May 21, 2012
by Levi Asher on May 21, 2012
• Road Drops
by Levi Asher on May 23, 2012
by Levi Asher on May 23, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Anger Issues
by Levi Asher on May 23, 2012
by Levi Asher on May 23, 2012
• Visions of Brautigan
by Michael Norris ... on May 28, 2012
by Michael Norris ... on May 28, 2012
June 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: The Auguste Comte Awakening
by Levi Asher on June 1, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 1, 2012
• Someday This Will All Be Funny
by Alan Bisbort on June 4, 2012
by Alan Bisbort on June 4, 2012
• Ray
by Levi Asher on June 6, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 6, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Jonathan Haidt Makes Some Sense
by Levi Asher on June 8, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 8, 2012
• Why Reading Is Always Social
by Levi Asher on June 12, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 12, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: The Trunk
by Levi Asher on June 14, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 14, 2012
• The Quiet Power of Robert Caro
by Levi Asher on June 18, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 18, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Siri Hustvedt on Desire
by Levi Asher on June 19, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 19, 2012
• My Dinner With Barack Obama
by Levi Asher on June 26, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 26, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Cognitive Bias Gone Wild
by Levi Asher on June 29, 2012
by Levi Asher on June 29, 2012
July 2012
• Talkin' Occupy With Eliot Katz
by Levi Asher on July 1, 2012
by Levi Asher on July 1, 2012
• Everything About Paul Nelson
by Alan Bisbort on July 1, 2012
by Alan Bisbort on July 1, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: The Key
by Levi Asher on July 8, 2012
by Levi Asher on July 8, 2012
• Lew Welch's Ring of Bone
by Levi Asher on July 9, 2012
by Levi Asher on July 9, 2012
• Remembering Che, by Aleida March
by Tara Olmsted on July 11, 2012
by Tara Olmsted on July 11, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Will and Desire
by Levi Asher on July 12, 2012
by Levi Asher on July 12, 2012
• Changes: Bowery, Litkicks and Elsewhere
by Levi Asher on July 16, 2012
by Levi Asher on July 16, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Sense of Direction
by Levi Asher on July 21, 2012
by Levi Asher on July 21, 2012
• The Two Book Reviews I Couldn't Write
by Levi Asher on July 23, 2012
by Levi Asher on July 23, 2012
• Break Time at the Ol' Lemonade Stand
by Levi Asher on July 26, 2012
by Levi Asher on July 26, 2012
August 2012
• August 2012: Progress Report
by Levi Asher on August 12, 2012
by Levi Asher on August 12, 2012
September 2012
• Lost In The Woods
by Levi Asher on September 11, 2012
by Levi Asher on September 11, 2012
• About Litkicks
by Levi Asher on September 18, 2012
by Levi Asher on September 18, 2012
• The Wireframe: Jack Kerouac's Writing Techniques
by Levi Asher on September 24, 2012
by Levi Asher on September 24, 2012
• Familiar Streets and Faces
by Levi Asher on September 26, 2012
by Levi Asher on September 26, 2012
• Off To A Good Start: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
by Levi Asher on September 27, 2012
by Levi Asher on September 27, 2012
• Adventures in Drupal 7 Redesign
by Levi Asher on September 27, 2012
by Levi Asher on September 27, 2012
• From Deep Cleveland to Rust Belt Chic
by Levi Asher on September 28, 2012
by Levi Asher on September 28, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Who Can Be a Philosopher?
by Levi Asher on September 29, 2012
by Levi Asher on September 29, 2012
October 2012
• True Vintage: Beautiful Book Covers From the 80s
by Levi Asher on October 1, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 1, 2012
• The Ghost of Ronald Reagan
by Levi Asher on October 1, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 1, 2012
• There Will Be Oil
by Levi Asher on October 2, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 2, 2012
• Segundo Out! With J. Robert Lennon
by Levi Asher on October 2, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 2, 2012
• What Should Action Poetry Become?
by Levi Asher on October 4, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 4, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Which Way Is The Road To Serfdom?
by Levi Asher on October 5, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 5, 2012
• Lit Comix: The Graphic Canon, Volumes 1 and 2
by Levi Asher on October 7, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 7, 2012
• Sing Along With Nicholson
by Levi Asher on October 8, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 8, 2012
• Nguyen Chi Thien, Hanoi Poet
by Levi Asher on October 10, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 10, 2012
• Getting To Know Mo Yan
by Levi Asher on October 11, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 11, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Will Americans Vote Against Trains?
by Levi Asher on October 14, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 14, 2012
• Cervantes Street
by Levi Asher on October 14, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 14, 2012
• Connecting With Moby Dick
by Levi Asher on October 15, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 15, 2012
• Neil Young's Book Is Not A Great Memoir, But It's A Great Something
by Levi Asher on October 17, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 17, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: The Randian Moment
by Levi Asher on October 18, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 18, 2012
• Hitchhiking With Vanessa
by Levi Asher on October 19, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 19, 2012
• A Glimpse of Ray Bradbury (and Groucho)
by Levi Asher on October 22, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 22, 2012
• Drawing Finnegan
by Levi Asher on October 23, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 23, 2012
• Gary Snyder, Peter Coyote, Joanne Kyger and Huey Lewis: Celebrating Lew Welch
by Levi Asher on October 24, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 24, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: The Nanny State and the Nanny Job
by Levi Asher on October 25, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 25, 2012
• On The Road: Sal Paradise Hits The Silver Screen
by Levi Asher on October 28, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 28, 2012
• What Good Is A Penguin Random House Merger?
by Levi Asher on October 29, 2012
by Levi Asher on October 29, 2012
November 2012
• Fleeting Tweets From Joyce Carol Oates
by Levi Asher on November 1, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 1, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Notes on an Insane Election Season
by Levi Asher on November 1, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 1, 2012
• The Africa Scene
by Levi Asher on November 4, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 4, 2012
• Please Write A Poem Today
by Levi Asher on November 6, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 6, 2012
• Whore Stories, by Tyler Stoddard Smith
by Levi Asher on November 6, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 6, 2012
• A Midsummer Night's Beatles
by Levi Asher on November 8, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 8, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: When Cognitive Bias Gets Scary
by Levi Asher on November 10, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 10, 2012
• A Little Emily Dickinson Music
by Levi Asher on November 11, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 11, 2012
• Why Am I Reading Harry Potter Again (and Again)?
by Ray Lumpp on November 12, 2012
by Ray Lumpp on November 12, 2012
• Dark Heat by Barry Graham and Vince Larue
by Levi Asher on November 13, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 13, 2012
• David Amram on Wonderama
by Levi Asher on November 15, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 15, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Our Hegelian Times
by Levi Asher on November 17, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 17, 2012
• Beats & Blues & Poker
by Levi Asher on November 18, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 18, 2012
• Who He Is: A Memoir by Pete Townshend
by Levi Asher on November 19, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 19, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Our Twisted Communitarianism
by Levi Asher on November 25, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 25, 2012
• A Hipster's Guide
by Levi Asher on November 27, 2012
by Levi Asher on November 27, 2012
• Sometimes a Great Novel: A Look Back at Ken Kesey's Second Book
by Michael Norris on November 28, 2012
by Michael Norris on November 28, 2012
December 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: A Rulebook for Drones?
by Levi Asher on December 1, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 1, 2012
• "Go Sit With Uncle Phil": My Lifetime With Philip Roth
by Levi Asher on December 4, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 4, 2012
• The Other: Good Cover, Bad Cover
by Levi Asher on December 4, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 4, 2012
• Brubeck in Russia
by Levi Asher on December 6, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 6, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Cervantes and Descartes
by Levi Asher on December 8, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 8, 2012
• Mo Yan's Fiery Nobel Speech
by Levi Asher on December 10, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 10, 2012
• Nutritious for a Thousand Years: Allen Ginsberg's "Holy Soul Jelly Roll"
by Eliot Katz on December 11, 2012
by Eliot Katz on December 11, 2012
• Ravi Shankar: Sympathetic Strings
by Levi Asher on December 11, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 11, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: The Roots of Gun Violence
by Levi Asher on December 15, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 15, 2012
• Action Poetry
by Levi Asher on December 18, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 18, 2012
• Porochista Khakpour on the Gun Mystique
by Levi Asher on December 19, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 19, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Are We All Closet Utopians?
by Levi Asher on December 22, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 22, 2012
• 2012: My Scattered Year in Reading
by Levi Asher on December 25, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 25, 2012
• Kafka For Kwanzaa
by Levi Asher on December 25, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 25, 2012
• Philosophy Weekend: Redemption Song
by Levi Asher on December 25, 2012
by Levi Asher on December 25, 2012