Essay
The Sensitive Skin Magazine explained
The Editors
Two furry forest creatures grapple with the obscure dialectics of Sensitive Skin Magazine - who's right, furry forest man or furry forest woman? Who's to say, watch and decide for yourself...
NOTE: Somebody informed us la...
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Soul Trip 999
Barbara Greczny
Soul Trip 999 combined work that was shot over a ten-year period on super 8, mini DV and digital stills. It's an experimental piece that explores the various modes of travel in Toronto from walking to taking the subway. It i...
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Events
Reading with Darius James, Patricia Eakins, Craig Clevenger, Heather Folsom & D. Scot Miller
The Editors
And now, the moment you've all been waiting for - Darius James reads a hilarious excerpt from his novel "Froggy Chocolates," a tender Xmas story for all the little boys and girls...wait, scratch that, nobody under 25 or so s...
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Story
Maupin Row
Ron Kolm
We were totally unprepared for the winter of 1968; it was bleak and cold, and it seemed to last forever. My wife and I were from the North -- Reading, Pennsylvania -- and we had joined a government program to help organize ...
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Poem
Bananas
Eddie Woods
The poem "Bananas" is a true story. I was flat broke in Hong Kong, strolling along Kowloon's Nathan Road vaguely wondering how to pay my rent. But also thinking poems. Suddenly this stunning black GI on R&R from Vietnam stop...
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Events
A Tribute to John Coltrane
The Editors
In celebration of the birthday of John Coltrane, Sensitive Skin had its first reading in San Francisco, Thursday, September 23rd 2010 at:
The Luggage Store Gallery
Craig Clevenger reads from Dermaphoria, part 2
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Sensitive Skin Live at Bowery Poetry Club, 8-15-2010
The Editors
Contributors to past, present and future issues showed up at the Bowery Poetry Club, August 15, 2010 in New York City. Much thanks to the proprietor, Bob Holman, for hosting us (and for joining us as a special guest star). E...
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Essay
The Sinners & other great Latin garage rock bands
Bernard Meisler
So after watching Simon of the Desert last week, and being blown away by what is perhaps the most ridiculous (or sublime?) ending to any film ever made, I did my research and figured out the name of the band - The Sinners. ...
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Essay
Inception Antidote – Luis Buñuel’s "Simon of the Desert"
Bernard Meisler
I hate to write a negative review of anything - what's the point, really? - and I don't want to rain on anyone's parade who might have enjoyed it - but I hated Inception. I mean, I didn't just not like it, it made me angry. ...
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Video
MM2
Rebecca Gaffney
Rebecca Gaffney is obsessed with out of phase strobelight, reflections, pulling ephemeral light/vid moments out of the air, weird underground bands, experimental everything, ghetto layers, transcendence, "happenings", epic c...
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Essay
Dennis Hopper – Outlaw Artist
Bernard Meisler
I've wanted to pay tribute to the great Dennis Hopper, one of my all-time outlaw artist heroes, since he passed May 29th. I'm not gonna say much, but I'll pass along a few tidbits of info that perhaps you weren't familiar ...
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Tuli Kupferberg, RIP
The Editors
Another great shuffles off this mortal coil. Here's a gem from the '60s.
https://youtu.be/2mQJSxX5sGg
Tuli would sometimes (a lot?) show up at the Unbearables readings. I remember him singing "Slum Goddess" like it w...
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Classics
Georges Bataille : Literature And Evil
The Editors
This is a fascinating interview with Georges Batailles from 1958, regarding his essay, La Littérature et le Mal (hat tip, Rob Hardin). Some of the high points include the statements that all literature is essentially evil, ...
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Classics
Charles Bukowski – The Night I Killed Tommy
Charles Bukowski
Everyone in NY is dying of heat; everyone in SF is complaining that it's too damn cold. I don't know, it just feels like one of those Charles Bukowski days...
This one's called, "The Night I Killed Tommy". The video's old...
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Dan Plonsey’s Bar Mitzvah
Bernard Meisler
Dan Plonsey is a multi-talented composer and instrumentalist living in El Cerrito CA since 1978. He has written more than 200 works for large and small ensembles. His latest piece, Dan Plonsey's Bar Mitzvah, will have its wo...
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