One hundred pages of an old man who sits in a little boat in the sea, trying to catch one fish. That’s it, that’s the plot!
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Why The Picture of Dorian Gray Wants What Cardi B Has
Since I Like It and The Picture of Dorian Gray both address the same themes, with some slight nuances, does this mean Cardi B acts as our critic against our dependence on material goods? The answer is an emphatic yes.
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Hothouse Cover Contest DEADLINE EXTENDED! (3/29)
Hothouse is now accepting cover contest submissions! The cover contest is open to all majors. You can submit, your friend in RTF can submit, and your weirdly talented neuroscience friend can submit as well. The contest ends March 29th at 11:59 p.m. Information on the designs: The front cover design should be 6″x9″. Please email the design…
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“I Write Plays”: Walking Through The Terrence McNally Exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center
I sign my name in the guestbook of the Harry Ransom Center when I visit the Terrence McNally exhibit for the second time. Alongside the academics and the Northerners and the enthusiasts, “UT Student” is a nondescript designation. If a stack of brochures had been available, I might’ve picked one up, slipped it into my notebook, and kept it in the same way I keep playbills. This little waiting room—his little waiting room, he might correct with mock seriousness—has a theatre’s pre-show silence, as well as the headshot of the balding playwright who has written the show. He is eighty years old, the display tells me. I give the old man an impressed nod, and I turn the corner into the larger exhibit. There are no curtains hanging here, but somehow I expect to hear their heavy fabric drawing back. Maybe there are pulleys squeaking as they reveal the unlit stage.
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Why Diversifying Your Bookshelf for Black History Month Isn’t Enough
Written by Selome Hailu It’s become standard practice to celebrate Black History Month by sharing favorites written by black authors. Libraries host storytimes with black children on the pages; bookstores create display tables of Hurston, Baldwin, and Hughes. New works by prolific black writers are often slated for February, such as Toni Morrison’s newest essay collection…
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Three Literary Power Couples that Enamored the World with their Romance and Writings
Honestly, there is nothing better than two awesome creative spirits joining forces and elevating each other to new levels. This holds especially true in the literary world. While many romanticize the tortured writer, sitting in the lonely dark with nothing but their typewriter, we need not look far to see proof that creativity feeds creativity.
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The Novelty of the Non-Novel: A Reflection on House of Leaves and Its Nontraditional Contradictions
There are some books that are better read standing up—others that are best digested lying in bed. There are few books, however, that are best enjoyed in front of a mirror at 3 o’clock in the morning. For anyone who has read Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves, this image might seem familiar—it may even reflect their own experience reading it for the first time.
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