>Fence is a literary review with a highly problematic stance on the
>confluence of aesthetic and civic politics. If interested, I can post an
>editorial from my own literary "newsletter" vaguely detailing that stance.
> Patrick
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Peter K. <peterk at enteract.com>
>To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
>Date: Friday, April 21, 2000 4:44 PM
>Subject: independent journals, the future of
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>>[For all you lucky folks in New York City. What's Fence?
>>What's Open City?
>>Coincidently and trivially, about a month ago Suck.com ran
>>a letter of mine where I responded to a earlier letter by someone
>>who said he agreed with Eggers who in an interview with the
>>Village Voice had said that he could only read Suck once in
>>a while b/c it was like having someone yelling in your ear.
>>Tongue in cheek, in my letter I said if forced to choose I'd take Suck
>>over McSweeney's because Suck is free and I accused
>>McSweeny's of more or less copying The Baffler's old-timey
>>look. Suck on Eggers:
>>http://www.suck.com/daily/2000/03/07/
>>
>>
>>Monday April 24th
>>6:30-8:00 p.m. Columbia University Graduate
>>School of Journalism (116 St. and Broadway)
>>Lecture Hall, Third Floor
>>
>>THE LITTLE MAGAZINE IN THE AGE OF
>>MASSIVE MEDIA
>>
>>Four Editors Discuss the Future of the Independent
>>Journal Featuring:
>>
>>DAVE EGGERS Editor, McSweeney's; Author, "A Heartbreaking Work of
>Staggering
>>Genius"
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>>TOM FRANK Editor, The Baffler; Author, "The Conquest of Cool"
>>
>>REBECCA WOLFF Editor, Fence
>>
>>Moderator: DANIEL PINCHBECK Editor, Open City; National Arts Journalism
>>Program Fellow
>>
>>Hosted by the National Arts Journalism Program For more information call
>>212.854.1912 or e-mail
>>najp at columbia.edu The event is free and open to the public RSVP calls not
>>necessary but appreciated
>>
>>
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