Thomas Pynchon’s plots, intricate though they are, can’t compete with DJT’s fictions.
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Tag Archives: Thomas Pynchon
Russian Rockets and Male Insecurity
Putin bombing Kyev is more about proving masculinity than conducting effective military strategy. It’s like Hitler’s V-2 rockets, as described in “Gravity’s Rainbow.”
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You Never Did the Kenosha Kid
An aide to Ohio governor John Kasich recently labeled Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus a “Kenosha political operative.” This gives me an excuse to revisit Thomas Pynchon’s extended riff upon “the Kenosha Kid” in “Gravity’s Rainbow.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump, Gravity's Rainbow, Reince Priebus Comments closed