While writing her own Internet pornography ad for whores.ru, A Hu-Li teasingly draws from the fairy tales of Aksakov, the poetry of Blok, the writings of Nabokov. To spice up a casual encounter, she daydreams of Suetonius — who inspires one of her especially sadistic group sex sessions. Needless to say, she handles the allusions with an admirably deft touch.

Liesl Schillinger on Pelevin's The Sacred Book of the Werewolf

This was out on the featured table when I was at the bookstore today.


Dice

A portrait of the Madonna made of 2925 dice by Robert Hodgin:

Create your own by following these steps:

  • Step 1: Get drunk on martinis and buy a shit-load of dice from Amazon.
  • Step 2: Wait one week. Arrival!
  • Step 3: Think of an image you don’t mind spending several hours immortalizing.

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