Robert Christgau
Articles by Robert Christgau
Office Drones, Without the Buzz
Jun. 6th, 2008, 11:57 am
PERSONAL DAYS
By Ed Park
Random House, 241 pages, $13
I VOLUNTEERED TO REVIEW THIS novel by my former Village Voice co-worker Ed Park because I assumed the conflicts of interest would be so blatant they’d implode—a roman à clef, in which I myself might play a minor role, about the alt-weekly where I got fired the same day young Ed did. But it wasn’t that simple. If this is indeed a roman à clef, nobody gave me the key. Even when I was editing a section there, I never kept up with Voice gossip, and what little I know suggests that aside from a few management butts, who are rendered with admirable sympathy, these young characters are heavily fictionalized, imported from elsewhere or altogether invented. read more »
It’s Just Puppy Love: Romance Among the Folk-Rockers
Jul. 10th, 2007, 3:04 pm
Liz Moore, a 2005 Barnard graduate, just doesn't get the music business. read more »
Sobriety With a Subtext: On the Wagon, Off the Dole
Jan. 7th, 2007, 8:00 pm
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