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more about #sylviaplath more comments → bowleserised: My, that's offensive. She did use a ouija board herself, but, um, this must be a spoof, surely? I'm sure the estate would come down like a tonne of fu... more » queen_caribbean: Is this from the makers of the Twin Towers Jenga game? It reminds me of the Titanic-themed slot machine I saw not long ago at the casino. Do the manuf... more » jengrrrl: At makers of this game: the brute Brute heart of a brute like you more » ritualtheory: This absolutely sucks. Not because her poetry is incredible (which it is), but because LOL it's hilarious to make fun of suicide!1! Graphically. Parti... more » keldo: I can't mince words here - this is fucked up. more » Penny: I was going to say something funny until I saw the oven there on the box. Can you say TACKAAAAY? more » greatsheelephant: What a profoundly unpleasant article (the Guardian piece that is). Liz Jones may indeed be odd to put it mildly but this is considerably nastier than ... more » laughingacademy: Speaking of Irene Dunne comedies, I highly recommend The Awful Truth, about a small-town girl who writes a scandalous bestseller under a pen name, has... more » Breamworthy: Sadie, you are a master of understatement. Anyone who can throw in (she vacuumed her lawn) as an aside deserves that title. In brackets! Fucking ge... more » PreposterousHypothesis: The whole attitude on confessional writing is colored by your view of journalism as a whole. Is it centered about the timely and relevant delivery of ... more » msAnthrope: i have a problem with the suggestion that women are so intellectually and emotionally vulnerable that any pathetic self-confessional has that much coe... more » TempleDrake: I'm confused- is this about journalism, or is this about poetry/literature?? Because there is a difference that should be recognized. Much of Plath's ... more » kithkin: Confessional journalism certainly isn't great for women. I think Fortini isn't quite right when she makes it seem that these pieces are individual wom... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Um, Amanda? *tap tap* Editors' demands? Deja vu? More female-on-female snarking, as opposed to possibly confronting what the real problem(s) might be... more » tscheese: Well, does all female-oriented journalism have to meet some sort of standard of seriousness and self-betterment, and/or Expressly For The Betterment O... more » -
#ouijaennui
Communing With The Dead
Nothing good could come of playing with this Sylvia Plath Ouija Board, except for maybe the impetus to write your own confessional and highly disturbing poetry. Also: not a wise purchase for anyone contemplating a major life change. [BuzzFeed] -
#theawfultruth
Is This Woman Actually "Mad"? Results Inconclusive, Fascinating
It seems we're not the only ones obsessed with professional oversharer, food-phobic, American-and-child-hater Liz Jones. Begins a tart profile in the Guardian, "Is Liz Jones mad? I'm not sure. She certainly looks a bit mad." But that's just for starters:
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#painpornpartii
Broadsheet Writer: Confessional Journalism Not New, Not Bad For Women
Broadsheet's Amanda Fortini takes issue with Hadley Freeman's indictment of female confessional journalism. "How boring," she writes, "if all pieces of writing were made to meet some standard of exemplary behavior and thought."
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#nicholashughes
R.I.P.
Oh, God. Nicholas Hughes, 47, the son of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, has committed suicide in Alaska, where until recently he was a professor of fisheries and ocean sciences. [Guardian] -
