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Category: sexual politics

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Commonplace Book: The Gay Sensibility

June 4, 2020May 31, 2020 driftlessareareview

John Rechy on gay sensibility. Continue reading Commonplace Book: The Gay Sensibility

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book reviews, books, culture, erotica, fiction, film, history, LGBT, media, non-fiction, NSFW Files, Poetry, politics, pop culture, sex, sexual politics, short stories, The NSFW FilesLeave a comment

Celebrating Pride Month!

June 1, 2020July 15, 2020 driftlessareareview

The Driftless Area Review celebrate Gay Pride! Continue reading Celebrating Pride Month!

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book reviews, books, comedy, Drama, Espresso Shots, fiction, Forgotten Classics, humor, law, LGBT, politics, satire, sexual politics, TVLeave a comment

Espresso Shots: The Partners by Louis Auchincloss

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 driftlessareareview

If you are looking for a short novel to scratch that Mad Men itch, The Partners is the novel for you. Continue reading Espresso Shots: The Partners by Louis Auchincloss

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Avant-Futures from Litteraria Pragensia

March 9, 2020March 8, 2020 driftlessareareview

My article on The Dune Encyclopedia is in the latest issue of Litteraria Pragensia. Continue reading Avant-Futures from Litteraria Pragensia

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Obits. by Tess Liem

December 20, 2019January 29, 2020 driftlessareareview

Tess Liem challenges form and the exclusionary practices of the Western literary canon. Continue reading Obits. by Tess Liem

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#CVG2019: Is the Handmaid’s Tale Possible

July 5, 2019July 2, 2019 driftlessareareview

We discuss whether the Handmaid’s Tale could happen? In other words, current events. Continue reading #CVG2019: Is the Handmaid’s Tale Possible

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Paradise Now, by Chris Jennings @ NYJB

November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 driftlessareareview

“Paradise Now” by Chris Jennings is “a book not only fascinating but necessary for these trying times.” Continue reading Paradise Now, by Chris Jennings @ NYJB

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book reviews, books, culture, experimental, fiction, history, language, media, modernism, New York Journal of Books, nyjb, parody, Poetry, politics, pop culture, postmodernism, satire, sexual politics, slangLeave a comment

Buck Studies by Douglas Kearney @ NYJB

January 30, 2017May 31, 2025 driftlessareareview

“Buck Studies” is “a potent cocktail of political anger and radical formal experimentation.” Continue reading Buck Studies by Douglas Kearney @ NYJB

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Commonplace Book: Inauguration Celebration Spectacular

January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 driftlessareareview

Utopian socialist philosopher Charles Fourier taxonomizes the character of President Donald J. Trump. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Inauguration Celebration Spectacular

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American Odd: Three Wogs, by Alexander Theroux

January 6, 2017March 28, 2020 driftlessareareview

This week I continue my essay series American Odd by looking at “Three Wogs,” by Alexander Theroux, a comic novel about race relations in the UK. Continue reading American Odd: Three Wogs, by Alexander Theroux

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