For years, the famous literary critic, Edmund Wilson (1895-1972), responded to various requests with a standardized postcard stating the following: “Edmund Wilson regrets that it is impossible for him to: Read manuscripts, write books and articles to order, write forewords or introductions, make statements for publicity purposes, do any kind of editorial work, judge literary contests, give interviews, conduct educational courses, deliver lectures, give talks or make speeches, broadcast or appear on television, take part in writer’s congresses, answer questionnaires, contribute to or take part in symposiums or ‘panels’ of any kind, contribute manuscripts for sales, donate copies of his books to libraries, autograph books for strangers, allow his name to be used on letterheads, supply personal information about himself, supply photographs of himself, supply opinions on literary or other subjects.”

For years, the famous literary critic, Edmund Wilson (1895-1972), responded to various requests with a standardized postcard stating the following:

“Edmund Wilson regrets that it is impossible for him to: Read manuscripts, write books and articles to order, write forewords or introductions, make statements for publicity purposes, do any kind of editorial work, judge literary contests, give interviews, conduct educational courses, deliver lectures, give talks or make speeches, broadcast or appear on television, take part in writer’s congresses, answer questionnaires, contribute to or take part in symposiums or ‘panels’ of any kind, contribute manuscripts for sales, donate copies of his books to libraries, autograph books for strangers, allow his name to be used on letterheads, supply personal information about himself, supply photographs of himself, supply opinions on literary or other subjects.”

This house for sale at 954 E. State Street in Ithaca has an interesting, if ancillary, literary history; it’s *directly* across the street from 957 E. State Street (privately owned and not for sale), which is the home where Nabokov lived while writing much of Lolita during his long tenure at Cornell. He would have gazed out at this very house while ruminating on Humbert Humbert’s nymphet obsessions. Not a bad price either, really. 

This house for sale at 954 E. State Street in Ithaca has an interesting, if ancillary, literary history; it’s *directly* across the street from 957 E. State Street (privately owned and not for sale), which is the home where Nabokov lived while writing much of Lolita during his long tenure at Cornell. He would have gazed out at this very house while ruminating on Humbert Humbert’s nymphet obsessions. Not a bad price either, really. 

Happy 5th Birthday to Gulliver Bering!

Happy 5th Birthday to Gulliver Bering!

“The specific data show that two-thirds to three-quarters of the males in our American culture, and some lesser number of the females, engage in at least some ‘perverse’ sexual behavior at some time between adolescence and old age … However, it is difficult to believe that three-quarters or more of all American males are, in any real sense, psychopathically disturbed.” -Alfred Kinsey, 1949

“The specific data show that two-thirds to three-quarters of the males in our American culture, and some lesser number of the females, engage in at least some ‘perverse’ sexual behavior at some time between adolescence and old age … However, it is difficult to believe that three-quarters or more of all American males are, in any real sense, psychopathically disturbed.” -Alfred Kinsey, 1949

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Ever yelled at your computer? In ‘The Belief Instinct’, cognitive psychologist Jesse Bering argues that because of a little evolutionary mistake called empathy, we humans have a tendency to attribute a conscience to non-living things. Bering came
Interview Jesse Bering: “God Is an Adaptive Illusion”

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Visited Carl Sagan’s grave in Ithaca today. Notice the little blue marbles left in remembrance.

Visited Carl Sagan’s grave in Ithaca today. Notice the little blue marbles left in remembrance.

“Variatio delectat! How innumerable are the variations which Eros creates in order to make the monotonous simplicity of the natural sex organ interesting to the sexologist.” -Wilhelm Stekel, M.D. 

“Variatio delectat! How innumerable are the variations which Eros creates in order to make the monotonous simplicity of the natural sex organ interesting to the sexologist.” -Wilhelm Stekel, M.D. 

A special sex episode of The Young Turks. Jump to Segment 2 for my point on the proposed new “Hypersexual Disorder” as a mental illness.

On the Savage Love Podcast (mark 00.24.00 to 00.41.00) chatting with Dan about a caller who just discovered that her bf is a zoophile. You can read my stories about this topic here and here. 

On the Savage Love Podcast (mark 00.24.00 to 00.41.00) chatting with Dan about a caller who just discovered that her bf is a zoophile. You can read my stories about this topic here and here.