Category Archives: Literary

Bukowski, “Some People”

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Max Sidman

Some people never go crazy. Me, sometimes I’ll lie down behind the couch for 3 or 4 days. They’ll find me there. It’s Cherub, they’ll say, and they pour wine down my throat rub my chest sprinkle me with oils. … Continue reading →

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A Long, Slow Screw: Reading by Eugene S. Robinson

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Max Sidman

I don’t generally get down with the literary scene. I’m a relatively slow novel reader (my bookish voracity centers more around magazines and journalistic works), I’m not into snapping my fingers for applause (I don’t really even know if people … Continue reading →

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Words: Anthony Bourdain

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Max Sidman

“Too much respect for your elders is, historically, almost always a bad thing. I want my daughter to love me. I don’t necessarily want her to share my taste for Irish ale or Hawaiian bud.” — Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: … Continue reading →

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Words: Nick Hornby

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Max Sidman

“Keeping in touch with the things that help us feel alive – music, books, movies, even the theatre, if, mysteriously, you are that way inclined – becomes a battle, and one that many of us lose, as we get older; … Continue reading →

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