LA Times litblogs

The good ol' LA Times is trying to get into the litblog game with a starter set of commentaries on Los Angeles literature from anti-fucktard crusader Tod Goldberg, memoirist & salsa dancer Samantha Dunn, and Gary Phillips, all of whom wrote fairly interesting posts. Comments so far are dominated by Brady (found the link on his site last night).

Today the thoughtful DJ Waldie and author Jervey Tervalon joined the lineup. Tervalon contributed one whole, lame-o sentence:

It seems as though the polyglot/ethnic stew aspect of life in Los Angeles is finally starting to supplant the idea that LA is some uncouth outpost of NYC.

"Finally"? Since when? Was there a marker that indicates the change? A trend? Something specific? Or how about "the idea" of LA's inferiority. Whose idea? Represented where? Samantha Dunn writes about LA authors not getting much attention from the NY publishing establishment; now there's some specificity, whether or not you agree with it.

Dear LA Times: please knock off this fellow and add someone who'll write something worth reading. And if you're listening, fixing the fonts so Waldie's post is the same format as the rest might be nice, too.

Comments

[SAD STUDENT]

DONT TRUST JERVEY TERVALON! HE SLEEPS WITH HIS STUDENTS!!! I'M ONE OF THEM. WHETHER IT'S AT USC (Thats where I attend) or UCLA, HE'S SLEEPING AROUND!!! JERK! I JUST FOUND OUT THAT HE HAS A WIFE AND TWO KIDS!!!!! WHAT A LOSER!!!! NOW I HAVE TO TAKE A TEST TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE ANY GERMS!!! YIKES!!!!!

[Nicky]

Jervey tervalon is not the great guy tries to make himself out to be. He is a piece of trash infact.He believes in sleeping around. He sleeps with folks in the clubs he frequents and he also sleeps with his students. (I'm one of those students @ USC and I've had enough of his BS!) How could you ever have anything about him on your blog??? It's an an insult to humanity. Period. I discovered that he has a wonderful wife and two healthy daughters, yet he continues to sleep around like the dog he is! And for those he sleeps with or hangs around, ... They are bound to get up with fleas the next day too, like I did. I pity anyone this flea-infeasted creature comes in countact with.