anyone wanna help me understand what's happening in that

Nothing at all. Otherwise, it would be symbolic piece of shit literature. It's postmodernity so it is what it is, a food fight. You didn't have much of food fight in classic lit.

>>7893656
They're talking about death in pop culture. They're also "intellectuals" throwing food like schoolchildren. There's another level of irony in the matter that this "New York crowd" studies what is, essentially, the effect of postmodernism. All this is incredibly obvious though. What are you asking? Did you read it?

Just read that section today, thought it was hilarious. Glad a fellow /lit/ poster is reading alongside me.

>>7894027
Don't be a little bitch, you bitch.

>>7893656

it's a satire of postmodern scholars who discuss really mundane things like they're the highest form of philosophy, and try to project an elitist image of not giving a shit about anything by throwing food at their friends during meals like little kids.