Not only was Burroughs one of the three progenitors of the Beat movement ... but he may also be regarded as one of 20th-century America's great satirists, fiercely sinister and corrosive.

Of the tens of thousands of pages, only literally a handful have ever been seen, and only a very few quoted from.

The archive is particularly interesting because Burroughs clearly intended it, primarily through its organization and the art/word illustrations on its folders, to be read and absorbed as a work of art in itself.

This archive has really achieved legendary status among people who follow the Beat writers.

We've had a little bit of a relief rally because the ISM was softer than expected, but the prices paid were higher so it's hard to get too excited about it one way or another.

Pausing amidst robust data contradicts earlier statements that they are data dependent. If you were someone who was looking for the Fed to protect your fixed-income investment, if they pause and they're wrong, inflation pressures can build in that period.