- First the Pope says Potter is alright, now the Vatican is cool with the king of the dandies, Oscar Wilde. Strange things are afoot in Rome.
- Gary Indiana picks songs that relate to his newest work, The Shanghai Gesture, on Largehearted Boy.
- The beach that inspired Virginia Woolf to write To The Lighthouse is up for sale (thanks Litkicks)
- I guess starting an indie supergroup means that you need to sound like an updated version of The Traveling Wilburys, which is fine. The first track from the band Monsters of Folk – comprised of Conor Oberst, Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), and M. Ward – is called “Say Please”, and it’s up on their website.
- The Written Nerd says goodbye to working at McNally Jackson and hello to owning an indie bookstore in Ft. Greene called Greenlight Books. Can’t wait to check it out.