Dumbass is a virus from outer space.

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I keep seeing this article about William Burroughs linked everywhere, as though it was somehow the definitive word on him.

I don't think so.

Is it supposed to be news that Burroughs was a drug addict and did some really shitty things, and was neurotic? Or that he had an "Ugly Spirit"? Has anyone read a biography of him, or paid attention to his writing? Parts two and three are worse, ending in a clumsy Freshman Comp "conclusion" paragraph that says exactly nothing.

What is wrong with "internet culture" that a mediocre 5-7 page undergraduate literature class paper that deserves about a B+ is linked all over the place as canonical, innovative, fascinating?

READ A BOOK, EVERYONE!

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The best article Ive read lately on burroughs was by his long time companion james grauerholz
http://old.lawrence.com/burroughs/

also: seeing Burroughs and "ugly spirit" in the same sentence makes me feel homicidal.