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LA + DC: Save the Date(s)!

November 27, 2017

Two upcoming bi-coastal events to celebrate the launch of Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of the World: For …

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Baudrillard, Fake Boobs, and the Blinding White of a New Set of Veneers

March 10, 2015

Hyperreality is used in semiotics and postmodern philosophy to describe a hypothetical inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy, especially in technologically …

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On Being Queer and Jewish — And Why Neither Should Matter

August 22, 2014

I never thought of my Jewishness as a political statement. Until now. Honestly, I never thought much about my Jewishness …

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I Am Hated For Who I Am

July 30, 2014

I thought it would be better when I got back to LA. In some ways, it is. I haven’t heard …

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Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer: Another Kind of Monster

April 30, 2014

Dearest reader, I am delighted to announce the release of CINDY SHERMAN’S OFFICE KILLER: ANOTHER KIND OF MONSTER! Here’s the cover: …

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The Not-So-Magical Secret to Making Time to Write

April 29, 2014

In a perfect world, I wake up in the morning and make some tea, walk the dog, and then sit …

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It Takes Two (to Watch TV)

February 27, 2014

I recently received this letter from one of my readers: I haven’t had much success with men and, the majority …

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Danger, Danger! Red Flags Ahead!

January 26, 2014

When you start dating someone, everyone always warns you about red flags. Watch out for the red flags, they say, …

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Dear Xanax, I Love You

December 29, 2013

Let’s get one thing straight. I do yoga. I even used to do a lot of yoga, and could probably …

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Tom of Finland and the Politics of Sex(uality)

December 21, 2013

Tom of Finland, Untitled, 1962, ToFF Cat. #62.27, Collection of Volker Morlock, © 1962 Tom of Finland Foundation There is a …

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  • Do the Writers of ‘The L Word’ Know Actual Lesbians? January 12, 2022
    Inspired by the sudden influx of queer films, characters, and directors in 1992, film scholar and general badass B. Ruby …Continue reading →
  • Why There Is Nothing Funny About Don’t Look Up December 28, 2021
    Spoilers within. The greatest tragedy in Don’t Look Up isn’t the end of the world. It’s the tremendous waste of …Continue reading →
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  • Haunted Homes [excerpt] December 17, 2020
    The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book Haunted Homes, out Spring 2021 via Rutgers University Press. “Even serial …Continue reading →
  • Construction Workers Are Not Disposable April 29, 2020
    In case you haven’t been paying attention to the news these last few weeks, things are pretty fucked up. Not …Continue reading →
  • From AIDS to Corona, Silence=Death April 1, 2020
    In his book The Return of the Real: The Avant-Garde at the End of the Century, American art critic Hal …Continue reading →
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    Over the next few days (weeks?), I will post excerpts from my book Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of …Continue reading →
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    Over the next few days (weeks?), I will post excerpts from my book Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End …Continue reading →
  • If fear is their lifeblood, why didn’t Trump and the Republican Party embrace the Coronavirus? March 19, 2020
    Do you remember the migrant caravans? How can you not, right? You barely escaped with your life! In 2018 and …Continue reading →

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