Monthly Archives: October 2015

on Valeria Luiselli’s novel The Story of My Teeth

Christina MacSweeney, translator and collaborator. (Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2015). An insouciant blend of Gogol, Calvino, and the metaphysical conundrums of linguistic sign-theory, this novel is one of the funniest books I’ve read in ages—in part because it’s so deadpan … Continue reading

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“Open Carry” Dildo Protest over Concealed Carry Gun Law, UT Austin

In August 2015 UT Austin student Jessica Jin organized a satiric “open carry dildo” protest. It was open to male and female students, UT employees, alums and any others. The protest targeted a new law (Senate Bill 11, signed by … Continue reading

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