from the editors Subtitle We present for you this evening A movie of death: observe These scenes chipped celluloid Reveals unsponsored and tax-free We request these things only: All gum must be placed beneath the seats Or swallowed quickly, all popcorn sacks Must be left in the foyer. The doors Will remain closed throughout The performance. Kindly consult Your programs: observe that There are no exits. This is A necessary precaution. Look for no dialogue, or for the Sound of any human voice: we have seen fit To synchronize this play with Squealings of pigs, slow sound of guns, The sharp dead click Of empty chocolatebar machines. We say again: there are No exits here, no guards to bribe, No washroom windows. No finis to the film unless The ending is your own. Turn off the lights, remind The operator of his union card: Sit forward, let the screen reveal Your heritage, the logic of your destiny. - Weldon Kees, 1936 -

editors-in-chief David Beal Max Nelson

blog editors Nick Lieberman Maya Rosmarin

managing editor Will Noah

publicity director Julia Selinger

art director Katy Nelson

multimedia editor Bernhard Fasenfest

cover and inner illustrations by Emma Merkling

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