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Are books of poetry getting longer? Are lit mags getting longer? I hate that.

How long can you comfortably go without writing (drafting/revising/working your words)? Or: How many days before you feel the tingle/heat/flutter/gnaw/hiss/urge?

Wow… an old audio interview with Vincent Gallo, which is mesmerizing in its relentless mad-dog shit-talking.  Gallo shoots venom at Spike Jonze, Sofia Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Jason Schwartzman… I guess he really doesn’t like that family?  Other topics include Mickey Rourke’s face, alleged incest in the Roberts family, Abel Ferrara’s crack addiction, Eric Roberts’s face, Kirsten Dunst being fired from one of his movies, and why he hates giving credits in movies.  (via Jeff Wells)

I haven’t even read this yet. But look who made it onto the list—

The 15 Most Overrated Contemporary American Writers

Wow—okay, I just read it. I’m filled with joy at the sheer ballsiness of this article—whether or not I agree with its methods or conclusions. What do you think?

Reading, you speak to yourself inside your head?

How bout when you’re writing?

Where does it go?

Hmm?

There’s a really interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about how language shapes thinking. (Thanks Robb Todd for the link.)

Adam Wilson gets Dennis Cooper right in Blackbook.

Christopher Hitchens gets cancer in Vanity Fair.

Huge to-do in New York Magazine about what awesome indie bookstore we have (it’s true).

Quick question: What writer would you want to see another edition of 10 sentences with?