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The Cruel Boredom of Pornography

The dirty secret of the porn industry is that, with a finite number of ways that human bodies can fit together, its product is repetitive and dull by definition. So it must resort to sexualizing degradation itself.

By Robert Jensen

Issue 9 Editors' Note

The Boredom Issue

By Paul Menchaca

Photo by Malias

Haiku Lunch

To distract herself from her boring job, a writer posts two very different lunch invitations to Craigslist. One of them sparks a curious literary phenomenon – and possibly even good company.

By Teresa Herrmann

Boredom: An Alternative Perspective

An ode to the often-overlooked middle ground of existence.

By Salem Humaid

The Re-Enchanter

Joe Milutis knows a lot about nothing. He wrote a book about ether and gives tours of parking lots. He shares an excerpt of his latest project, a short film about a dead mall called The Idea of South, and talks with Last Exit about why he is not afraid of boredom.

By Keach Hagey

Illustration by Matt Ritchards

Ceasefire Over

After 9-11, New York City cops found themselves awash in both federal money and popular adulation. But that still couldn’t make a boring shift pass faster.

By Walmsley Apricot

The Vanishing Point

A reflection on pleasure, pain and the life and work of David Foster Wallace.

By Bryan Joiner