(Here are the last written words of Hunter S. Thompson. I hope he inspires many more people to blow their brains out….cd) CNN.com – Hunter S. Thompson note reveals despair – Sep 8, 2005 “No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past…
Category: Books and Writers
A revolution of the Soul…The Beats
(Thanks Shaun…I dig this..cd) âThe Beats were not programmatically political, but were utopian in their belief that artists â citizens would be the leaders of a new society.â? The “Beat Movement” has become an important period in the history of literature and society in America. Incorporating influences such as jazz, art, literature, philosophy and religion,…
Welcome to our Newest Contributor
I’d like to Welcome Bernest Ernstein to Fukn.us. Our newest associate contributor. Bernest has worked throughout the world in film, flesh peddling, finance, and fun. After a lengthy interview process…Bernest proved himself more than worthy to bring his unique view of things to fukn.us Bernest. Glad you are a part of fukn.us. –chris damitio
The Irascible Prophet: V. S. Naipaul at Home – New York Times
I was first introduced to V.S. Naipaul in the Pual Thoreaux book, In Sir Vidia’s Shadow, which documented the turbulent friendship of the two men. Later I read “A Bend in the River” and fell in love with his writing and his philosophy. In this NYT article, I find myself agreeing with him again, even…
2005 Results Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
2005 Results As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph Spitfire, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in…
Spoof of Bush Wins Faux Faulkner Contest
ACKSON, Miss. – A scathing parody that likens President Bush to the “idiot” in William Faulkner’s novel “The Sound and the Fury” has won this year’s Faulkner write-alike contest — and touched off a literary spat. Organizers of the Faux Faulkner competition are accusing Hemispheres, the United Airlines magazine that has sponsored the contest for…
Library leader questions Patriot Act -Kafka-esque
Books by Kafka, Orwell, Camus, etc… WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The president of the American Library Association has one word for the USA Patriot Act’s so-called library clause — “Kafkaesque.” “It’s very reminiscent of the ’50s and the ‘red scare’ where people showed up at libraries trying to find which political books professors had read, because…