http://realitystudio.org/ The William S. Burroughs Community en-us Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:00 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/william-burroughs-city-lights-flyer/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/william-burroughs-city-lights-flyer/ Jed solves the mysteries posed by a flyer that hints el hombre invisible would appear at City Lights Books Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/publications/death-in-paris/in-memory-of-carl-weissner/ http://realitystudio.org/publications/death-in-paris/in-memory-of-carl-weissner/ RealityStudio offers a few thoughts on the passing of Carl Weissner. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:19:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/fuck-you-press-cockatrices/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/fuck-you-press-cockatrices/ Inspired by the New York Art Book Fair, Jed wonders about the existence of certain works announced by Ed Sanders' Fuck You Press. Were these actual publications or bibliographic teasers and myths? Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:08:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/pry-yourself-loose-and-listen/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/pry-yourself-loose-and-listen/ Jed presents scans of a rare offprint featuring four texts by Burroughs previously published in Ira Cohen's Gnaoua. Mon, 19 Sept 2011 22:25:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/interviews/william-s-burroughs-charles-gatewood-and-sidetripping/burroughs-23-by-charles-gatewood/ http://realitystudio.org/interviews/william-s-burroughs-charles-gatewood-and-sidetripping/burroughs-23-by-charles-gatewood/ Burroughs 23 is a deluxe artist's book featuring photographs of William Burroughs taken in 1975 by Charles Gatewood. Mon, 19 Sept 2011 22:25:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/my-burroughs/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/my-burroughs/ Burroughs means different things to different people. Jed gives his take. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:19:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/minutes-to-go-and-mad-men/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/minutes-to-go-and-mad-men/ Jed finds that Minutes to Go, the first cut-up book, reveals unexpected connections between William Burroughs and Mad Men Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:10:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/biography/in-cold-blood-william-burroughs-curse-on-truman-capote/ http://realitystudio.org/biography/in-cold-blood-william-burroughs-curse-on-truman-capote/ Thom Robinson explains how, in an unpublished "Open Letter to Truman Capote," William Burroughs placed a curse on the author of In Cold Blood. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:53:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/interviews/a-word-is-a-word-is-a-collage-1965/ http://realitystudio.org/interviews/a-word-is-a-word-is-a-collage-1965/ The American poet and bookseller Bill Butler interviewed William Burroughs in 1965 for this previously uncollected profile, which first appeared in the Guardian newspaper. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:46:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/nothing-here-now-but-the-lost-recordings/ http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/nothing-here-now-but-the-lost-recordings/ Edward S. Robinson introduces a rare recording of cut-ups by Carl Weissner, Mary Beach, and Claude Pelieu (which are available for download in mp3 format). Special thanks to Gary Lee-Nova and to Kelly Claude Nairn for the audio and the digitization. Mon, 9 May 2011 10:33:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/biography/william-and-joan/ http://realitystudio.org/biography/william-and-joan/ Oliver Ray, formerly of Hanuman Books and Patti Smith's band, shares some recollections of William Burroughs and a poem for Joan Vollmer. Mon, 2 May 2011 09:53:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/2011-new-york-antiquarian-book-fair/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/2011-new-york-antiquarian-book-fair/ Jed visits the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, views the "Word Horde 2.0," and is reconfirmed in the belief that to understand Burroughs it is necessary to take into account little mags and materials currently in archives. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:09:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/abebooks-sucks/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/abebooks-sucks/ Jed calls out AbeBooks for alienating rare book collectors in its pursuit of the dollar and offers some examples of booksellers who are doing the web the right way. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:58:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/publications/jacques-stern/ http://realitystudio.org/publications/jacques-stern/ RealityStudio is thrilled to offer an incredible archive of materials by and about Jacques Stern, whom William Burroughs once called "the greatest writer of our time." The archive includes the complete text of the legendary novel The Fluke; a previously unpublished foreword by Burroughs; a biographical and critical essay about Stern; Stewart Meyer's memoir of his first meeting with Stern; mp3 audio of Stern and Burroughs reading from cut-ups; and more. Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:12:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/fuck-you-press-archive/fuck-you-a-magazine-of-the-arts-number-5-volume-8/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/fuck-you-press-archive/fuck-you-a-magazine-of-the-arts-number-5-volume-8/ Jed offers a nearly complete scan of the "Mad Motherfucker" issue of Fuck You, A Magazine of the Arts. With its Andy Warhol cover and all-star roster of contributors, the issue is one of the highlights of the Mimeo Revolution. Mon, 7 Mar 2011 10:47:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/a-trip-from-here-to-there/ http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/a-trip-from-here-to-there/ Inspired by the recent retrospective of Brion Gysin's artwork, Ian MacFadyen offers a brilliant meditation on language, magic, the cut-up, the dream machine, calligraphy, Aleister Crowley, and the other preoccupations of Gysin's art. The text also includes an interview with Terry Wilson on the subject of Hassan Sabbah. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:09:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/thoughts-on-the-burroughs-archive/ http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/thoughts-on-the-burroughs-archive/ Thom Robinson describes how a visit to the archive at the New York Public Library expanded his conception of Burroughs' work. Mon, 7 Feb 2011 11:15:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/charles-plymell-and-now/archive-of-charles-plymells-the-last-times/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/charles-plymell-and-now/archive-of-charles-plymells-the-last-times/ RealityStudio has updated its archives of work by Charles Plymell with rare materials from NOW, including the manuscripts of William Burroughs' contributions, and images of The Last Times, which included Burroughs' text "Day the Records Went Up." Fri, 4 Feb 2011 10:15:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/ http://realitystudio.org/ Mimeo Mimeo 4, edited by Jed Birmingham and Kyle Schlesinger, is now available. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:55:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/rhinozeros/rhinozeros-5/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/rhinozeros/rhinozeros-5/ Jed scans the complete and incredible issue #5 of Rhinozeros, featuring works by William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Gregory Corso. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:11:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/fuck-you-press-archive/fuck-you-pentagon-march-flyer/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/fuck-you-press-archive/fuck-you-pentagon-march-flyer/ Jed presents a rare Fuck You Press handbill created for the October 1967 March on the Pentagon. Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:52:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/report-on-a-lecture-given-by-oliver-harris-william-burroughs-and-the-torso-murderer/ http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/report-on-a-lecture-given-by-oliver-harris-william-burroughs-and-the-torso-murderer/ Rona Cran provides an on-the-scene report from the lecture recently given by Oliver Harris at the Last Tuesday Society. Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:06:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/criticism/words-of-advice-william-s-burroughs-on-the-road/ http://realitystudio.org/criticism/words-of-advice-william-s-burroughs-on-the-road/ Graham Rae reviews the DVD of Words Of Advice: William S Burroughs On The Road, a documentary by Lars Movin and Moller Rasmussen Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:06:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/william-burroughs-in-anthologies/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/william-burroughs-in-anthologies/ Jed starts a gallery featuring the front covers of the anthologies to which William Burroughs contributed texts. Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:46:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/the-great-mimeograph-revolution/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/the-great-mimeograph-revolution/ Reviewing a new catalogue of rare mimeos put out by Between The Covers books, Jed looks at the Burroughs-related items and makes a passionate case for viewing mimeos as works of art. Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:19:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/confusions-masterpiece/ http://realitystudio.org/scholarship/confusions-masterpiece/ In the text of his recent talk at Columbia University, Oliver Harris describes the confused history behind the writing and publishing of William S. Burroughs' Junkie, Queer, and Yage Letters. Professor Harris also responds to a few interview questions about his work on the new edition of Queer. Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:48:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/time-and-china/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/time-and-china/ Jed takes another look at William S. Burroughs' cut-up classic Time and sees that it tells a story about drug trafficking, communism, and the Cold War. Wed, 27 Sep 2010 12:09:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/interviews/william-s-burroughs-charles-gatewood-and-sidetripping/ http://realitystudio.org/interviews/william-s-burroughs-charles-gatewood-and-sidetripping/ In an excerpt from his nearly completed memoir Dirty Old Man, photographer Charles Gatewood describes meeting William Burroughs, photographing him for Rolling Stone, and asking him to write an introduction for his book Sidetripping. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:57:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/review-of-beat-memories-the-photographs-of-allen-ginsberg-at-the-national-gallery/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/review-of-beat-memories-the-photographs-of-allen-ginsberg-at-the-national-gallery/ Jed reviews the exhibition of photography by Allen Ginsberg at the National Gallery in Washington DC. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:42:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/texts/the-poetry-of-william-s-burroughs/ http://realitystudio.org/texts/the-poetry-of-william-s-burroughs/ Although his work defied genres and most readers consider him a novelist, William S. Burroughs also wrote poetry. With a small compilation that includes cut-ups and permutations, RealityStudio is beginning what will be an ongoing attempt to collect Burroughs' poetry. This compilation also includes an insightful essay by scholar Oliver Harris titled "'Burroughs Is a Poet Too, Really': The Poetics of Minutes to Go." Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:51:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/publications/death-in-paris/ http://realitystudio.org/publications/death-in-paris/ The archive celebrating Carl Weissner's publications in the avant-garde has been updated. Be sure to read Weissner's brilliant book-length text Death in Paris while checking out the new stuff. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:51:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/the-lager-letters-a-satirical-review-of-the-yage-letters/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/the-lager-letters-a-satirical-review-of-the-yage-letters/ Jed offers up a scathing review of Yage Letters from a 1964 issue of Open Space showing that William Burroughs was often admired, sometimes hated, but rarely satirized. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:37:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/publications/flesh-film/ http://realitystudio.org/publications/flesh-film/ RealityStudio is very proud to present Flesh Film, a book-length cut-up by Jurgen Ploog, friend and collaborator of William S. Burroughs. With an introduction by Edward S. Robinson, author of the forthcoming Shift Linguals: Cut-Up Narrative from William S. Burroughs to the Present. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:06:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/harold-norse-correspondence/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/harold-norse-correspondence/ Harold Norse -- poet, cut-up practitioner, denizen of the Beat Hotel, and a central figure in literary circles -- passed away a year ago. In commemoration, Jed offers some correspondence that Norse sent to Jeff Nuttall, founder of My Own Mag. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:08:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/william-burroughs-willie-morris-and-harpers-magazine/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/william-burroughs-willie-morris-and-harpers-magazine/ In a follow-up to his piece on William Burroughs, Esquire, and New Journalism, Jed takes a look at the intersection of Burroughs, New Journalism, and Harper's Magazine. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:08:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/william-s-burroughs-esquire-and-new-journalism/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/william-s-burroughs-esquire-and-new-journalism/ Jed discusses how William Burroughs' quixotic plan to "to write a best-seller Book of the Month Club job on Tangier" ended up coming true in the pages of Esquire magazine. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:32:00 EST http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/45th-anniversary-of-the-international-poetry-incarnation-at-royal-albert-hall/ http://realitystudio.org/bibliographic-bunker/45th-anniversary-of-the-international-poetry-incarnation-at-royal-albert-hall/ Jed marks the 45th anniversary of the International Poetry Incarnation at Royal Albert Hall, a landmark reading that inaugurated the Swinging London of the 1960s Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:32:00 EST