Mark Allen

Mark Allen — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:29:10 +0000

As a child I had a profound crush on Murray (Gavin MacLeod) on THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW. In many ways, he was my sexual awakening.

— Mark Allen (@_MarkAllen) May 15, 2013

HUFFINGTON POST: I chat with Bruce LaBruce about his new take on Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay “Notes on Camp”

Mark Allen — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:46:29 +0000

Check out my interview with Bruce LaBruce about his new, revised take on Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay ‘Notes on “Camp,”‘ called “Notes on Camp/Anti-Camp,” and his ideas about what the still-in-use term means in today’s complex cultural times. Would we consider RuPaul’s Drag Race to be camp? What about Baz Luhrmann? Wesboro Baptist Church? Bacon? Find out here.
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“My Ass” - by Mark Allen

Mark Allen — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:27:28 +0000

“My Ass”
- written and performed by Mark Allen (2012)
- drums by Jim Krewson
- photo by Mark Allen

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YouTube version here:

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(high quality audio WAV version here)

THE AWL: an interview with Shane Carruth about UPSTREAM COLOR

Mark Allen — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:10:23 +0000

Check out my interview with filmmaker Shane Carruth over at The Awl. I chat with Shane about about his much talked-about new film Upstream Color, his other film Primer, his unmade film A Topiary, his planned next film The Modern Ocean, and what it’s like to make mind-tripping films out of missing puzzle pieces. We figure it out here.

New Project…

Mark Allen — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:41:00 +0000

New project, more images here.

Here’s a video of me performing my poem “My Ass” (with Jim Krewson on drums) on The Robin Byrd Show, recorded with my iPhone laying on the floor below me.

Mark Allen — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:36:04 +0000

Here’s a video of me performing my poem “My Ass” (with Jim Krewson on drums) on The Robin Byrd Show, recorded with my iPhone laying on the floor below me. Read reviews of the show here and here.

Mark Allen — Sat, 11 May 2013 09:56:24 +0000

This paper towel design is mind-blowing. twitter.com/_MarkAllen/sta…

— Mark Allen (@_MarkAllen) May 10, 2013

Mark Allen — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:40:15 +0000

I finally got around to having my doctor give me an allergy test. The only thing that induced an intolerance level was “food styling.”

— Mark Allen (@_MarkAllen) May 10, 2013

Mark Allen — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:13:47 +0000

RIP Taylor Mead

— Mark Allen (@_MarkAllen) May 9, 2013

Mark Allen — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:44:12 +0000

The only thing that can cure my Stendhal Syndrome is a Konsumterrorismus attack followed by a Schadenfreude come-down.

— Mark Allen (@_MarkAllen) May 4, 2013