Tag Archives: 9/11
the apple, stretching and yawning
Stirred from reveries to post some love to what we are currently obliged to call our peeps in New York today. Rather than me uploading the nth copy onto the interwebs, can I just direct you to make use of … more…
links for 2007-09-12: falling man
The Falling Man – Esquire “In the picture, he departs from this earth like an arrow. Although he has not chosen his fate, he appears to have, in his last instants of life, embraced it. If he were not falling, … more…
links for 2007-09-05: Delillo
Don Delillo – Still-Life (New Yorker) I completely missed this when it appeared in April. Thanks to No Fear of the Future for the pointer. (tags: delillo fiction 9/11)
Edouard Salier’s FLESH
Flesh, Edouard Salier, 2005 The Empire unveils everything but sees nothing Its enemies idealize everything but tolerate nothing. For some the earthly orgasm of virtual whores, For others the eternal orgasm of 70 heavenly virgins. What if it all came … more…
US: the conspiracy that wasn’t, by Alexander Cockburn
From Le Monde Diplomatique: Some discover a silver lining in 9/11 conspiracism. A politically sophisticated leftist in Washington DC wrote to me agreeing with my ridicule of the inside job scenarios but adding: “To me the most interesting thing (in … more…
get your page seventeen on
Rees bounces back. (via Robot Wisdom) I should mention that it was only this morning that I read the news about Kissinger being appointed to head the 911 “investigation”. I was in the office, and I’m sorry to say I … more…
Gore Vidal claims ‘Bush junta’ complicit in 9/11
Gore Vidal claims ‘Bush junta’ complicit in 9/11 First in the Guardian, the Umberto Eco piece that didn’t make it online. The next day, the leading item from the Observer review section, in which Gore Vidal goes just that little … more…
Ken Dolls in Paradise
Ken Dolls in Paradise Gonzo theology by Jerry Stahl in the L.A. Weekly: Facing the flame-filled, faith-based apocalypse-in-waiting into which our future has morphed since the Christian-in-Chief began trading on the dead of 9/11 to justify unleashing his Bob-Jones-on-steroids agenda … more…
9/11: in search of context and meaning
9/11: in search of context and meaning – Jane’s International Security News This editorial by Alfred Rollington is just fantastically deep and thoughtful, and it leads in some very unexpected directions – drawing an explicit connection between the coming of … more…