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Cold War Theory
I was wearing a woman’s bathrobe and galoshes, and had tied a scarf around my waist. I was too conscious of touch, by then, to wear regular clothing. But I needed to talk to Professor Litvak again, so I had to wear something. “Come in,” he said, when I knocked. “Tell me about it.” His…
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What a Catch!
A man, Dave A dog, Charlie A woman, Alice —no dialogue is audible— The action opens on a bright sunny spring day on a residential street of a bustling city. Music: chipper.
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Hop On
John Cameron Mitchell’s new film Shortbus raises a lot of difficult questions. For example, if A is fellating B, B is fellating C, and C is fellating A, is A fellating C? Is A fellating himself? Because that is, as I have learned, possible with serious dedication to yoga. Shortbus, Mitchell’s follow-up film to Hedwig…
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God Talks
Prime Mover: Thanks for having Me. Earthly Representative: It’s our pleasure. We’re really excited to have you here. PM: Ah, no worries. I was here already. ER: And, personally speaking, it is such an honor to meet you. PM: Man, you already knew Me in your heart. ER: Really? PM: No, I’m joking. But we…
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Feminism: 1, Assault: 0
A couple Fridays ago, joined by the presidents of Kappa and Pi Phi, I spoke as the Theta representative at Take Back the Night. The evening was frantically managed, with speakers from what seemed like every organization on campus standing up to say that—surprise!—they were all against sexual assault. We were there to show the…
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Candy, Cones & Customers
But reversion to infancy is normal in Ricky’s Candy, Cones & Chaos. “I had a kid in Morristown just standing with a rat in his mouth,” Jeff calls out to a couple perusing the gummy rodents. “Just standing there, the whole head in his mouth, gnawing on it. It’s this big!” He waits for me…
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A Day in the Life of Lil’ Kim
“Got a man in Japan and a dude in Tahiti, Believe me sweety I got enough to feed the needy.” Lil’ Kim, “The Jump Off” I do have a man in Japan and a dude in Tahiti. The Tahitian natives are rather naïve and think it clever to call themselves by the general descriptor, “dude.”…