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Cups Magazine CUPS MAGAZINE was a free monthly magazine 1990 -2000. Based in SF and NYC. CUPS MAGAZINE was a free monthly magazine that I was the editor of in the 1990s.

We basically did whatever we wanted to do, and it was very fun pi***ng off people. We got to interview many people like Martin Amis and Mary Gaitskill. Many of the interviews that I did, and have included on The Portable Infinite, first appeared in CUPS. Regular contributors were William T. Vollmann, Dave Eggers, and D. Strauss. We started it in San Francisco and then moved to NYC in 1995. This is

sue above featured Vincent Gallo. He agreed to be in the magazine only if we would put him on the cover. I have found a bunch of back issues and correspondence. We were once sued for plagiarism. A story by a writer appeared in CUPS. It was by some teacher and the student claimed that she had been ripped off. We settled out of court. Many people who were frequently in the magazine, like Ronald Sukenick, David Markson, Gilbert Sorrentino, and Allen Ginsberg, are all dead now.

https://haightstreetart.org/pages/we-are-the-one-san-francisco-punk-1970s-1980s
06/17/2024

https://haightstreetart.org/pages/we-are-the-one-san-francisco-punk-1970s-1980s

We Are the One: San Francisco Punk, 1970s –1980s July 25-September 22, 2024 The Haight Street Art Center is excited to present “We Are the One: San Francisco Punk, 1970s – 1980s,” an exhibition of S.F. punk club posters and flyers, punk films, local punk music and 150 striking photographs of...

Vaillancourt Fountain
06/15/2024

Vaillancourt Fountain

San Francisco's iconic Vaillancourt Fountain is now empty. Pictures on social media showed the fountain floor littered with trash and other miscellaneous junk.

With SFist – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
06/13/2024

With SFist – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/12/2024
06/12/2024

The Castro Theatre’s marquee and neon sign will be lit back up and fully restored next Wednesday night, as part of the Frameline Opening Night block party that will also feature a screening of the new Lil Nas X documentary, and you don’t even need tickets to this free community event.

8:00-8:40 PM Warpaint9:00-9:45 Echo & the Bunnymen Set 19:45-10:00PM Set Break10:00-11:00PM Echo & the Bunnymen Set 2
06/07/2024

8:00-8:40 PM Warpaint

9:00-9:45 Echo & the Bunnymen Set 1

9:45-10:00PM Set Break

10:00-11:00PM Echo & the Bunnymen Set 2

Nyima Ward, Son of Model Trish Goff, Has Died at Age 27: He 'Lived Fiercely, Loved Deeply'
06/07/2024

Nyima Ward, Son of Model Trish Goff, Has Died at Age 27: He 'Lived Fiercely, Loved Deeply'

Ward was a model himself and worked with designers including Anna Sui and John Varvatos

With Evergreen Review – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
06/07/2024

With Evergreen Review – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/04/2024

Ernest Hemingway seemed to feud with most of the prominent male artists of his time, from Wallace Stevens and T.S. Eliot to F. Scott Fitzgerald.

S*X PISTOLS are back:
06/03/2024

S*X PISTOLS are back:

It’s hard to imagine any version of the S*x Pistols existing without John Lydon, better known as Johnny Rotten, the sneering and malevolent figure who fronted the band during their brief existence and who came back for the Pistols’ various reunions over the years. The late Sid Vicious was arguab...

"Whoever controls the media—the images—controls the culture."- Allen Ginsberg     b. June 3, 1926
06/03/2024

"Whoever controls the media—the images—controls the culture."
- Allen Ginsberg b. June 3, 1926

With Evergreen Review – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉
06/03/2024

With Evergreen Review – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

06/01/2024

One hundred years after his death, the Czech writer circulates as a pop idol of digital alienation.

05/31/2024

Police say they’ve executed two search warrants and have a “possible suspect” in connection to an Alamo Square dog walker who’d received racist threats prior to his house burning, though it’s unclear whether these leads are concerning the threats, the house fire, or both.

05/27/2024

Coming from Fantagraphics a few months down the road, edited by the celebrated Pat Thomas--we can't wait!! Including essays by Kasia Boddy, Loren Glass, Dale Peck, Ken Jordan, and John Oakes.

05/23/2024

A 36-year-old man is under arrest after allegedly striking a female pedestrian with his bicycle in North Beach Wednesday and then fleeing the scene.

05/21/2024

Pavement's "Harness Your Hopes" earns the iconic indie rockers their first gold record, thanks to an unlikely dance trend.

05/14/2024

Neighbors in the vicinity of the new, very much anticipated, long-delayed Trader Joe's at Fulton and Laguna streets in Hayes Valley have been noticing some very well-stocked shelves and refrigerator cases in recent days. And now we have the official word on the opening.

05/13/2024

He had hundreds of horror, science fiction and crime films to his credit. He also helped start the careers of Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and many others.

05/10/2024

The author of Motherless Brooklyn recalls his deepening relationship with the late author – from a chance book signing to becoming a confidant during tough times

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CUPS MAGAZINE was a free monthly magazine that I was the editor of in the 1990s. We basically did whatever we wanted to do, and it was very fun pi***ng off people. We got to interview many people like Martin Amis and Mary Gaitskill. Many of the interviews that I did, and have included on The Portable Infinite, first appeared in CUPS. Regular contributors were William T. Vollmann, Dave Eggers, and D. Strauss. We started it in San Francisco and then moved to NYC in 1995. This issue above featured Vincent Gallo. He agreed to be in the magazine only if we would put him on the cover. I have found a bunch of back issues and correspondence. We were once sued for plagiarism. A story by a writer appeared in CUPS. It was by some teacher and the student claimed that she had been ripped off. We settled out of court. Many people who were frequently in the magazine, like Ronald Sukenick, David Markson, Gilbert Sorrentino, and Allen Ginsberg, are all dead now.