Mark Anthony Neal·Mar 22Norman Mailer and His “White” Negro by Mark Anthony NealIn his infamous essay “The White Negro” (1957), novelist and essayist Norman Mailer tried to explain the appearance of the “the hipster” on…
Ted Burke·Jan 6THE HERO AND THE FOOLA not-unreasonable question that I get asked is why did Norman Mailer seem to go out of his way to be so divisive among the reading public…
Ted Burke·Jan 6THE HERO AND THE FOOLA not-unreasonable question that I get asked is why did Norman Mailer seem to go out of his way to be so divisive among the reading public…
vic fortezza·Dec 7, 2025Storytellers & MoreFrom 38 Bits of Trivia About Novels, Poems, Books and More by Jay Wells L’Ecuyer, msm.com:
Brandon Judell·Feb 22, 2025Tough Guys Do Dance: Norman Mailer on Homosexuality and Too Strong Women (1987)Going to prison and getting out without being raped is equal to someone else today getting a Magna in Harvard on his thesis. It’s not easy.
InThe Left Is RightbyKent Anderson·Jul 13, 2024Your Weekend Message From The Master (And Thee Master)On Mailer, Kennedy And How Far We’ve Fallen In 64 Years
Think On Your Own·Oct 6, 2023A Writer Enters The Mind Of His Neighbor, A Russian SpyWhen Norman Mailer began his novel, Barbary Shore, there was no plan to have a Russian spy as a character. As he worked on it, he…
Mark Coleman·Oct 6, 2023Summer Arts & Culture Guide 1981An under-the-radar music festival and an over-the-top action movie set the stage for my first season in New York
Sakshi Mahurkar·Jul 6, 2023The White Negro[Context: Essay written by Norman Mailer, an American novelist, on Superficial Reflections on the Hipster.]
David Conte·Apr 5, 2023A Powerful ReadMy off-the-shelf piece on the “The Executioner’s Song”A response icon2A response icon2