Gentrifi(Kink)tion: Sex Writing Goes Literary, Again
Daniel Felsenthal on the presumptions and missed opportunities of “Kink.”
Daniel Felsenthal is a music writer for Pitchfork and the assistant editor of NOON. His short stories, essays, and criticism have appeared in a variety of publications, including the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Village Voice, The Baffler, The Believer, Hyperallergic, Kenyon Review, and BOMB, among others. In 2019, his novella, Sex With Andre, came out in The Puritan, and he received a 2020–’21 Fellowship Grant from The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. He is currently at work on a novel and a collection of short stories. Read more of his stuff at Danielfelsenthal.com.
Daniel Felsenthal on the presumptions and missed opportunities of “Kink.”
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