Who's the Lab Rat Now?

Revisiting “I Spent My Childhood as a Guinea Pig for Science. It Was … Great?”—my personal essay, on Slate.

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Me, by Clayton Cubitt

A triptych of photos of me taken over the years by my buddy, Clayton Cubitt. Hire him to take your photo here.

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Anton Chigurh: An Appreciation

For HILOBROW, I wrote a short personal essay about my affection for No Country for Old Men’s Anton Chigurh.

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Triptych (Friday)

Today was a good day: breakfast at Tartine, Josh Smith at David Zwirner, graffiti on the overpass. More is here.

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Autogenerative

A generative design made with a generative design tool by Generativ Design via Kottke.

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What I'm (Looking Forward to) Watching: The Bride!

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Hardcore Pleasure

Two adult actresses get ready before their sex scene. For more of my photographs, follow me on Instagram.

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What Tripp Towers Wanted

“In July of 2023, I found myself standing in John Holmes’ footprints.” Read my latest newsletter and subscribe.

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Thanks, Mell

Yesterday I went to an estate sale at the home of Mell Lazarus and bought this cartoonist conference standee.

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Four Minute Mile

I got myself a copy of Jim Camp’s latest limited edition photozine: Four Minute Mile. I love it. Get yours here.

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The Storm

“Outside, there was lightning, but no thunder.” On my website, I republished a fictional short story I wrote years ago that was originally published by Contrary in 2016: “Storm Clouds Over the State of Louisiana.”

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What I'm Listening to: Snake River Conspiracy's "Lovesong"

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Books I Read: Parasitic City #0.2

Earlier this year I read Parasitic City #0.1 by Shintaro Kago which is totally insane, so when I came across a copy of Parasitic City #0.2 I knew I had to have it. Do you like the apocalypse? Do you fantasize about your body being torn in half and the two halves functioning independently? Do you have erotic fantasizes in which people torn in half by the apocalypse have body horror sex? If the answer is yes, you will love this book. I did.

Books I Read

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Don't Be a Square

"I took this photo of an adult movie actress." Read my newsletter and subscribe to get it in your inbox weekly.

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How Short Stories Are Made

I wrote a short story about a sexagenarian who discovers an adult movie is being filmed in the house behind his. More recently, I was interviewed about it. When that interview gets published online, I’ll share the link.

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Weapons

I really liked Weapons. A terrific script structure, weirdly realistic and awkward dialogue, a major case of the spooks, a mind-blowing performance by Amy Madigan as the totally terrifying Aunt Gladys, and a lot of dynamic film-making. The third act got a little wobbly a few times, but all in all if you liked Barbarian, as I did, you’ll really love Weapons. The best thing about this inventive movie is its nonlinear narrative script, which allows for overlap and interweaving that’s impossible with linearity.

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The Boy

I posted a piece of flash fiction from years ago on my website: “The Boy Who Wore His Heart on His Sleeve.”

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Hollywood Downtowner

The Hollywood Downtowner Motel in Hollywood, Calif. For more of my photographs, follow me on Instagram.

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What I'm (Looking Forward to) Watching: Orwell 2+2=5

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Flowers in Brooklyn

Flowers (Adult Movie Set) framed and on its way to the Don’t Be a Square group art show at Shag in Brooklyn.

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