King Kong Theory

She wants to shave her legs? That’s absolutely her right. But please – don’t expect me to think it’s normal

Women have endured not only the history of men, like men, but their own specific oppression

Antonin Artaud dies in 1948. Genet, Bataille, Breton; men

get hormone rushes that trigger searing flashes of aggression

Footage that’s always a little troubling to someone of my age, of a France that has become a fourth-world country. Extreme poverty next to obscene wealth. The

But not many men get to be Bukowski; most are just bog-standard scumbags.

The more a guy lacks masculine qualities, the more he obsesses over what women can do. And, conversely, the more self-confident the guy, the more easily he accepts a diversity of attitudes in women, including their masculine side.

Besides, whether it’s me or someone else wouldn’t change anything: it’s never enough

Knowing how to keep her trap shut when she was forced to crawl around on all fours at sleazy orgies.

Marie Darrieussecq, Amélie Nothomb, Lorette Nobécourt – anyone, as long as we’re about the same age. An