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Happy America Literature: November 2012
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Why should writers of all stripes consider joining a renewed Underground Literary Alliance? Posted by Karl Wenclas. Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Who would be the immediate rivals on today’s literary scene to a resurrected Underground Literary Alliance? Right now I pick out three. 1) The McSweeney’s Gang. A) Eggers himself is not in any way an intellectual. He’s surrounded himself with strictly limited individual...B) They...
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Happy America Literature: December 2013
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Wednesday, December 18, 2013. The New ULA Part I. The new Underground Literary Alliance will run on fanatical commitment. It will be more akin to a religious order than a writers group. That’s the only way to combat the Cult of McSweeney’s and other ruthless establishment fronts. We’d need to be like an order of medieval knights, eager for cultural crusade. Knights for the renewal of art. Posted by Karl Wenclas. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Happy America Literature: September 2012
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Sunday, September 30, 2012. ARE WE ALL ULA NOW? Here’s a biased but interesting take on the ULA from one year ago, by Jim Hanas, who at the time was (still? Https:/ plus.google.com/117878885489517665945/posts/Z8CC6ZSK6NH#117878885489517665945/posts/Z8CC6ZSK6NH. This shows an intrigued if detached attitude toward us. It also shows the effectiveness of the original campaign in getting the ULA’s name and message into peoples’ heads. I'VE ENGAGED in a ...
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Happy America Literature: June 2014
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Friday, June 20, 2014. For the moment I’m putting on hold ideas of restarting the Underground Literary Alliance. I’ll soon be involved in another literary project with different tactics and somewhat different goals. At the same time I encourage other former ULAers to restart the ULA campaign themselves. Or at least, I won’t oppose such endeavors. Posted by Karl Wenclas. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Happy America Literature: February 2013
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THE POSITIVE MESSAGE OF NEW AMERICAN ART AND LITERATURE. Sunday, February 17, 2013. UNDERGROUND VS. ESTABLISHMENT. Authenticity: Texas writer Wild Bill Blackolive:. Fakery: Lit-establishment darling John Hodgman:. Posted by Karl Wenclas. Friday, February 8, 2013. ULA Looking for Shit Disturbers! Posted by Karl Wenclas. Monday, February 4, 2013. WHAT distinguished the Underground Literary Alliance from the rest of the literary scene, and caused amid that scene untold anxiety, is that we weren’t pret...
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American Pop Lit: Understanding BEN-HUR
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Friday, April 18, 2014. 1959), which I saw last week in a movie theater. Could a film that won eleven Academy Awards be considered underrated? Yes, if in the years since its release it’s been consistently disrespected and downgraded by film critics. For instance, the American Film Institute rates it #100 of its top 100 American movies. In 2012, the. When objectively examined,. First, the superlatives. Is a spectacular, awe-inspiring viewing experience. Or note the vari...
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American Pop Lit: October 2013
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Monday, October 14, 2013. A Different Review of “Gravity”. THERE’S no need to praise the movie’s technical quality. This aspect of the film is amazing. As good as advertised. What most struck me about. Was its solipsistic viewpoint. This, more than the impressive special effects, explains the movie’s appeal. The audience identifies with the character. Sandra Bullock has an everyman quality about her that aids this identification. The movie shows where our civilization ...
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American Pop Lit: What Is a Pop Short Story?
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. What Is a Pop Short Story? WHAT IS A POP STORY? A Summary for Potential Contributors to. Http:/ www.americanpoplit.blogspot.com/. Were pure pop. In short, send your "serious" writing elsewhere. See if you have the imagination and the discipline to do great pop, which is what I'm after. (A writer with talent should be able to write both.) Provide works of surprise and wonder and we'll recapture an audience. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). BUY POP-LIT E-BOOKS AT AMAZON.
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American Pop Lit: A Single Shot
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. Wednesday, February 5, 2014. The beauty of the motion picture is its ability to convey a world of ideas in a single image. Example: The 1959 Western "Warlock," when the two famed gunmen, played by Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn, are seen approaching town, their traveling gambling house/brothel "French Palace" following behind them. Tombstone" went back to the history, attempting to reconstruct historical reality. "Warlock" is a layering upon 70 years of legend and m...
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American Pop Lit: All-Time American Writer Tournament
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CUTTING EDGE POP FICTION AND IDEAS. All-Time American Writer Tournament. To celebrate the “Final Four” in college basketball, I’ve decided to put together my own tournament—this one to decide the all-time top American writer. It’s a big project. I’ll need help. Which brings us to the question of what places a writer above another. I’ve sketched out what I believe are the main points, but welcome more. B) Popularity. Not the main point, but a major point. Is it considered world class? The writer’s m...