March 11th, 2009 / 8:02 pm
 Haut or not

Haut or Not: An Assortment

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David Hodges

Heller, Kafka, Orwell, Vonnegut — welcome to class kids. This semester Mr. Hodges will be teaching us how horrible society is and how to maintain a negative attitude. Then we’re gonna read A Confederacy of Dunces and all kill ourselves in hopes of also being posthumously published. And don’t forget, you can use Tom Wolfe’s book as an ottoman. Lastly, we’ll finish off with a biography of Clarence Thomas, cuz there’s nothing that says justice more than a pube on a can of Pepsi.

Rating: not.

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Reb Livingston

Despite the gayish start of all that art nouveau and origami shit, I must say the stack of books on symbols is intriguing. (Here’s my entree for The Woman’s Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects: UU===D ~  ~   )  The collection is borderline goth chick, but there’s something austere about it all. Now stay forever Jung and use that feather duster on yourself.

Rating: Haut

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Darby Larson

I wanna say ‘not’ just to piss off Darby, but this shelf screams haut. Gosh: Paris review, McSweeney’s, The Believer, William Gass, Beckett, Barthelme, Brautigan, Sedaris. I even see Butler’s ‘Ever.’ Darby obviously has good taste, sans goatee. (Let’s let the Harry Potter and Cliffsnotes slide.) It’s endearing to see his Guitar for Dummies. I imagine him in his boxers on his bed, struggling over ‘Bombtrack’ by Rage Against the Machine, wondering if the revolution already happened. Darby, the only revolution you’ve experienced is the earth around the sun on your belated birthday. Suck it.

Rating: (reluctant) Haut.

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44 Comments

  1. March 12th, 2009 / 12:38 am Sean—

      Wow. This way sucks. Are u selling anything?

  2. March 11th, 2009 / 8:38 pm Sean—

      Wow. This way sucks. Are u selling anything?

  3. March 12th, 2009 / 12:51 am Reb—

      Thank you. I take “gayish” as a compliment despite your despite. The “feather duster” is a pen given to me by my grandmother. I was hoping you’d notice.

  4. March 11th, 2009 / 8:51 pm Reb—

      Thank you. I take “gayish” as a compliment despite your despite. The “feather duster” is a pen given to me by my grandmother. I was hoping you’d notice.

  5. March 12th, 2009 / 12:54 am jimmy—

      relax bro

  6. March 11th, 2009 / 8:54 pm jimmy—

      relax bro

  7. March 12th, 2009 / 12:55 am jimmy—

      relax bra

  8. March 11th, 2009 / 8:55 pm jimmy—

      relax bra

  9. March 12th, 2009 / 12:57 am Reb—

      Relaxed.

  10. March 11th, 2009 / 8:57 pm Reb—

      Relaxed.

  11. March 11th, 2009 / 8:59 pm pr—

      I like these piles of books. Reb’s orderly pile made me my heart leap. Books are hot.

      Also, Jimmy does mean gayish as a compliment. Just like –fuck you!-can be a greeting on Sam Pink’s blog. I think? I am still learning all about this.

      Also, Hodges gets a hot from me.

  12. March 12th, 2009 / 1:06 am jimmy—

      i don’t know about this haut or not shit. i think i’m just gonna piss people off. reb i’m sorry for calling your books gayish.

      i just think haut or not would be really boring if all i did was ” yeah, those are great books, haut.”

  13. March 11th, 2009 / 9:06 pm jimmy—

      i don’t know about this haut or not shit. i think i’m just gonna piss people off. reb i’m sorry for calling your books gayish.

      i just think haut or not would be really boring if all i did was ” yeah, those are great books, haut.”

  14. March 11th, 2009 / 9:08 pm pr—

      I want to steal Reb’s featherduster.

  15. March 12th, 2009 / 1:10 am Reb—

      I’m not pissed off. Really. Just saying “gayish” is OK by me, even though I understand it meant more “lame” as opposed to homosexuality.

      Sorry if I seemed overly-sensitive — I thought your post was funny — especially about the feather pen.

  16. March 11th, 2009 / 9:10 pm Reb—

      I’m not pissed off. Really. Just saying “gayish” is OK by me, even though I understand it meant more “lame” as opposed to homosexuality.

      Sorry if I seemed overly-sensitive — I thought your post was funny — especially about the feather pen.

  17. March 12th, 2009 / 1:26 am david hodges—

      my grandmother gave me that clarence thomas book for christmas one year. i’ve never opened it.

      i guess my homework is to read happier books?

  18. March 11th, 2009 / 9:26 pm david hodges—

      my grandmother gave me that clarence thomas book for christmas one year. i’ve never opened it.

      i guess my homework is to read happier books?

  19. March 12th, 2009 / 1:56 am Rachel—

      In case anyone cares, I love this feature. The bitchier the better.

  20. March 11th, 2009 / 9:56 pm Rachel—

      In case anyone cares, I love this feature. The bitchier the better.

  21. March 12th, 2009 / 2:02 am Tim Jones-Yelvington—
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  23. March 12th, 2009 / 2:08 am Reb—

      I agree.

  24. March 11th, 2009 / 10:08 pm Reb—

      I agree.

  25. March 12th, 2009 / 2:36 am david hodges—

      ditto

  26. March 11th, 2009 / 10:36 pm david hodges—

      ditto

  27. March 12th, 2009 / 2:45 am keith n b—

      yes please.

  28. March 11th, 2009 / 10:45 pm keith n b—

      yes please.

  29. March 12th, 2009 / 2:55 pm Mark Doten—

      See where things are going to get creative is people send you pics of unassailably cool bookshelves, possibly engineered for this very feature, and you still pull back the curtain on their essential gayish “notness.”

  30. March 12th, 2009 / 10:55 am Mark Doten—

      See where things are going to get creative is people send you pics of unassailably cool bookshelves, possibly engineered for this very feature, and you still pull back the curtain on their essential gayish “notness.”

  31. March 12th, 2009 / 3:02 pm Blake Butler—

      i am liking this muchly
      you could even be a whole lot meaner

  32. March 12th, 2009 / 11:02 am Blake Butler—

      i am liking this muchly
      you could even be a whole lot meaner

  33. March 12th, 2009 / 3:09 pm Mark Doten—

      yep.

  34. March 12th, 2009 / 11:09 am Mark Doten—

      yep.

  35. March 12th, 2009 / 5:15 pm Pete—

      To me, the presence of Cliffsnotes negates everything else on the shelf.

  36. March 12th, 2009 / 1:15 pm Pete—

      To me, the presence of Cliffsnotes negates everything else on the shelf.

  37. March 13th, 2009 / 12:02 am darby—

      this was fun. thanks for haut or notting me jimmy.

  38. March 12th, 2009 / 8:02 pm darby—

      this was fun. thanks for haut or notting me jimmy.

  39. March 13th, 2009 / 12:08 am darby—

      they are ‘cliffs complete,’ not cliffs notes. They contain the entire text, along with commentary and notes and things. The three in the picture are for macbeth, othello, and hamlet. Was trying to crash course myself in shakespeare cause I felt like I’d never really studied them before. thanks for playing.

  40. March 12th, 2009 / 8:08 pm darby—

      they are ‘cliffs complete,’ not cliffs notes. They contain the entire text, along with commentary and notes and things. The three in the picture are for macbeth, othello, and hamlet. Was trying to crash course myself in shakespeare cause I felt like I’d never really studied them before. thanks for playing.

  41. March 13th, 2009 / 12:09 am darby—

      yep

  42. March 12th, 2009 / 8:09 pm darby—

      yep

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