By Marco Candida (Translated by Margherita Pampinella-Cropper and Elizabeth Harris) Marco Candida was born in Tortona, Italy, in 1978. He is a renowned Italian novelist and one of Italy’s top bloggers. His debut novel La mania per l’alfabeto (Sironi, 2007) has been followed by other three novels, Il diario dei sogni (Las Vegas, 2008),...
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Liquor and Night – two things Manhattan has never been short of. Indeed, if one knows where to look, one can find them in stunning abundance, until four legally, even later if you’re lucky. In this rogue’s gallery of good-time saloons, GUTFIRE! pays homage to a few of our favorites, dependable standbys to whom...
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The clock-cleaning fiction of British writer David Gaffney is definitely best read with protective mouth-guard intact. Equal parts wallop and whimsy, these curt little tales from the other side of the pond will double you with laughter before they sock you in the jaw. GUTFIRE!’s introduction to Mr. Gaffney’s writing came by way of...
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Common is the overlap between the erudite and the erotic when it comes to fine art; rare, however, is the artist who can inhabit that Venn diagram with the aplomb of James Salter and Henry Miller. Both New York boys, both at various points ex-pats living off the degenerate succulence of France, these two...
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photos by Alexandra MarvarEvery spring, in a descent rivaled only by the God of Israel upon the unbloodied abodes of ancient Egyptian fatcats, or, depending on your politics, by fraternal and sororal revelers upon the malt and agave-based fun of Cancun, creatives and showbiz kids the world over flock to Austin, Texas for South...
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photos by Alexandra Marvar Four gents start a band in Liverpool, record a batch of utterly fresh songs, take their show on tour in America, and liftoff in starry musical ascent. Old news? Thinking, “Jeez, GUTFIRE!, 1964 was a long time ago?” Well, dear reader, excepting the fallout shelter at GUTFIRE! headquarters where we...
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by Hartford GongawareI find myself at China #1 in Effingham County in Georgia – Methingham, so-called by its Sherriff – where the Southern-fried Ginger Chicken is no less addictive than methaphetamine and, presumably, not so conducive of delusions and paranoia and the variety of psychotic behaviors. Meth addicts fill the jails in Effingham County...
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