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Caroline Hagood
- Location
- New York, New York,
- Birthday
- November 23
- Bio
- I'm a writer living in New York City. My articles have appeared in various publications, including The Guardian, Salon, the Huffington Post, and The Economist. My first book of poems, Lunatic Speaks, is now available from FutureCycle Press: http://amzn.to/JLwIuq
MY RECENT POSTS
- My First Poetry Book
June 06, 2012 09:35AM - Yarn Bombing, the New Street
Art Trend
May 20, 2011 03:21PM - The Blogging Religion
May 10, 2011 04:29PM - Creative Tips for the Driven,
Obsessed, or Otherwise Insane
April 15, 2011 01:56PM - 10 Signs That You May Be a
Windbag
November 24, 2010 04:12PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thanks, Nick.”
June 26, 2012 09:42AM - “As long as you still
have Art James commenting on
your posts
I think we can
safel…”
June 26, 2012 09:42AM - “dalriadane: Why, thank
you!”
June 12, 2012 10:53PM - “I have had so many book
store love affairs. Thanks
for
sharing yours.”
June 12, 2012 10:52PM - “Anne and Scupper: thank
you so much! I've just visited
your
blogs and had quite
t…”
June 11, 2012 11:01PM
Caroline Hagood's Links
My Scandalous Affair...with Twitter
There is so much to say about the strange landscape of the Twitterverse, but what interests me most is how it forces the mind to function differently. These brain shifts result from the unusual form that the processing of information and socialization takes on Twitter. Beca
… Read full post »The Outlaw Writer
I am so very tired of people trying to cripple potent women by throwing around the “W” word; no, I’m not talking about “Woman” or “Welfare,” I’m talking about “Witchcraft.” What century do we live in? I half expect to… Read full post »
John Blumenthal and Caroline Hagood Talk About Writing
John Blumenthal: Caroline, you're just starting out as writer. How did you decide that writing was what you wanted to do? And what genre do you hope to specialize in?
Caroline Hagood: I thought about what I liked doing (reading, writing, watching movies) and what I was good at doing (reading,… Read full post »
The Best Advice on Writing a First Novel: Do
Writers are warned about the fiasco of their first novel before they even begin covertly scratching bits of dialogue on legal pads during business hours, much less birthing characters and their capers. Of course there are many good reasons why writing and sending out that first novel can… Read full post »
Gangster Poker Night: "Reservoir Dogs," Meet "GoodFellas"
I always wanted "GoodFellas" and "Reservoir Dogs" to meet. I've often imagined poker night at my house with the two films sipping beers at the same table. But something tells me that if they met, they wouldn't be friends. Just thinking of the stilted conversation, the averted glance
… Read full post »What Sex and the City Taught Me About Writing
Now, I realize that Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is no Simone de Beauvoir, but the sight of her at her computer, doing the writer’s jig that turns thoughts and experiences into words, still gives me the chills. The very phrase, “I couldn’t help
… Read full post »Fraidy Cat's Top 5 Favorite Violent Films
Okay, so I'm not a total fraidy cat, but let's just say I don't seek out violence in movies. That's why I was so impressed by these films. Not only did I not mind the violence, I thought it was crucial to the movie, and, in
Where Art Meets Commerce: The September Issue
In committing to celluloid the compilation of the 2007 edition of Vogue to which the title refers, RJ Cutler’s "The September Issue" chronicles the perennial clash between art and commerce, beauty and the buck. It opens with American Vogue’s infamous… Read full post »
Free Spike Jonze's Wild Things
The pilgrimage that is Spike Jonze’s adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s "Where the Wild Things Are" is well documented in The New York Times Magazine. Tracing Jonze’s ascent from craftsman of surprisingly original skate videos to the Emperor of Avant-g/
The Cowboy Sage in Poetry
The comic tone of Edward Dorn’s book-length poem, Gunslinger, allows the reader to absorb its serious societal critiques without the distance created by a dry delivery. Consumer culture is one of the text’s central concerns; the poem often pokes fun at a ch
… Read full post »How Tennyson Teaches us to Read
In Idylls of the King, Alfred Lord Tennyson strives to bring the vitality of life to the legend of King Arthur by telling it, not as a dusty, old tale, but with all the force of real life. Yet, built into his account is a consciousness of the limitations… Read full post »
The Impact of District 9
“District 9,” Neill Blomkamp’s faux documentary on the exodus of aliens from their titular ghetto, is a compelling study of the persecuted and underrepresented. Set in Joburg, it is most clearly a commentary on Apartheid; but it’s also a meditation on oppression
… Read full post »Confessions of a Word Junkie
Do you frequently wake up fully dressed, reeking of coffee, with Post-it notes stuck to your face? Are you an information junkie, a detail fiend, or a wisdom addict? If so, you’re probably suffering from being a writer; but don’t feel bad; I have it, too. It hi… Read full post »
The Model as Muse
Veruschka in safari suit, 1968, by Yves Saint Laurent (French, 1936-2008
French Vogue, August, 1968
Photograph by Franco Rubartelli (Italian, born 1937)
Photograph courtesy of Rubartelli – Vogue France
When I first entered the labyrinth that is The Model as Muse: Embo
Danny DeVito's Blowing Up
Danny DeVito is promoting The Blood Factory, his website dedicated to R-rated horror shorts that he discussed at the 2009 Comic-Con. But that’s not what I want to talk about today. I want to discuss his own short that he created as part of the/
… Read full post »If Zombies Ruled the World
"Saw" is coming for...You
Gertrude Stein's "Composition as Explanation"
The title of Gertrude Stein’s essay, “Composition as Explanation,” ostensibly contradicts her literary scheme of raising form to the level of content. The name seems to imply that this piece of criticism, or Stein’s composition in gene… Read full post »
Inside Deep Throat, Again
New evidence reveals that the FBI went to great lengths to prevent the (massively successful) release of the 1972 pornographic film "Deep Throat." The movie’s allure was still very much alive in 2005 when Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato released "Inside Deep Throat,"
Indies Anonymous: I Can't Get Enough
Awhile back, Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir wrote an extremely useful article on the various online movie portals. There has been much debate about whether online distribution will make theaters obsolete, as internet news threatens to do with newspapers; but O&rsquo
Give Me Your Ambitious, Sprawling Messes
For the most part, the reviews of “Inglourious Basterds” are composed of the awe surrounding Tarantino’s gifts, peppered liberally with criticism of the untidiness that comes with them.
I have come to the conclusion that I would prefer a movie to be ambitious and messy than
… Read full post »Exploring the Pink Ghetto
This past Sunday’s issue of The New York Times Magazine,“Saving the World’s Women,” framed women's rights as a key global consideration. One article in particular, “The Women’s Crusade” by Pulitzer prize-winning husband and
… Read full post »So Much Dick, So Little Time: Sex Positive Review
From the passing of Proposition 8 and Obama's backing the Defense of Marriage Act, to "Milk" screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's poignant Oscar acceptance speech on same-sex civil liberties, gay rights have been a charged topic in the media for quite some time.
Away We Go Review
In “Away We Go,” it’s just Burt (John Krasinski of “The Office”) and Verona (Maya Rudolph of “Saturday Night Live”) against the world. In order to show this, cinematographer Ellen Kuras fills the film with shots of the two of them co
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