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15 Mar 2026

Calimocho: On the Politics of Wine and Cola (Redux)

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Roland Barthes & Andy Warhol George Costanza & Jeremy Usbourne        I.    Recently, I was at an event with an American friend who ...
7 Mar 2026

On the Borderline Sociopathology of Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld

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  Melanie Smith as Rachel and Jerry Seinfeld as  a fictional version of himself in  Seinfeld     I.    One of the most critically acclaimed ...
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14 Feb 2026

Chillaxing with Danielle Mckinney (A Valentine's Day Post for Fatima)

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Danielle Mckinney in her studio (2024)  Photo: Danielle Mckinney / Marianne Boesky Gallery   I.    According to an old friend, the French  [...
4 Oct 2025

In Memory of Soo Catwoman

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Soo Catwoman (1954 - 2025) Photo by Ray Stevenson     I.    What Roland Barthes felt about the face of Greta Garbo, I feel about the face of...
30 Sept 2025

Russ Bestley: 'Turning Revolt Into Style' (2025): Notes on Chapters 3-5

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Russ Bestley:  Turning Revolt Into Style   (Manchester University Press, 2025)     I.   It's true that although UK punk began in London,...
6 Sept 2025

Re-entering the Circle of Fragments

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Self-portrait used for cover of  The Circle of Fragments   (Blind Cupid Press, 2010)     I.    The final book I published with Blind Cupid P...
20 Aug 2025

On the Politics of the Skirt and the Rise and Fall of Hemlines

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Six young women model six classic skirt lengths  ranging from micro-mini to maxi     I.    One of the things that Roland Barthes doesn't...
3 Apr 2025

Disrhythmy: A Tale of Two Mothers

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'La subtilité du pouvoir s’opère par la disrythmie ...'     I.    I was amused by the fact that Roland Barthes was a little shocked ...
2 Apr 2025

Idiorrhythmy

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D. H. Lawrence: untitled ink drawing (1929) [1]   I.    In a series of lectures in the academic year 1976-77, French philosopher and critic ...