Monthly Archives: June 2010
Politics & Prose not Doing Well in D.C.?
Over at Tablet, Marc Tracy discusses the future of a D.C. institution: The future of beloved Washington, D.C., bookstore Politics & Prose is up in the air since its founders announced they are selling it. This story is hugely important … Continue reading
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Very Awesome: Chelsea Hodson’s Beach Camp
Chelsea Hodson has proven herself to be awesome to me time after time, but this thing that she’s hooked up to put out with Swill Children (also always awesome) might be nearly impossible to top. BEACH CAMP, a story collection … Continue reading
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I saw the Galley for Rick Moody’s Forthcoming Book and it was SO BIG
Seriously. Somebody whipped this out last night and I was like “awww shit that’s a big ass book!” (736 pages)
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I Could Have Lived two Lifetimes Without an Album Full of Radiohead Covers Driven by Ukulele
Every fucking time I try to let my guard down and have a conversation where I admit that Radiohead isn’t as terrible as I try to make them out to be (I still think Jonny Greenwood is brilliant), somebody has … Continue reading
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John Updike Fever
2 things: 1. Since the first time I read it, I was in love with John Updike’s 1960 New Yorker piece on Ted Williams’ last game at Fenway Park, “Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu.” So when I heard Library of … Continue reading
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Tiny Lit. Zine Says it’s Like a Molotov Cocktail
Melissa Broder and D.W. Lichtenberg bring us issue #24 of La Petite Zine with works by: Denise Duhamel. David Trinidad. Matthew Rohrer. Heather Christle. Jason Koo. Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz. Jac Jemc. Matthew Frank. Megin Jimenez. C.S. Carrier. Sheera Talpaz. David … Continue reading
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Polaroid: Instant Joy!
POLAROID: INSTANT JOY! Polaroid Photographs curated by Andrew Garn June 25- July 31, 2010opening reception: Friday June 25, 6-8pm A.M. Richard Fine Art 328 Berry Street (south 4th) Brooklyn, NY 11211917-570-1476gallery open: fri, sat, sun 1-6pm Although space restrictions have … Continue reading
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Living in a Post-20 Under 40 World
The New Yorker put out it’s first issue since it’s 20 Under 40 Summer Fiction edition came out. That meant we all had two weeks to read the entire issue, reflect upon the choices, and blog a lot about it. … Continue reading
Weekend Bites: Isaiah Berlin Poetry, Ben Greenman Speaks, Kevin Sampsell Reads, Respecting Lee Ranaldo, Imperial Bedrooms, and More
Isaiah Berlin inspires a poem. Ben Greenman interviewed. It’s gotta happen one of these day: The Catcher in the Rye film. An excerpt from the new Bret Easton Ellis book, Imperial Bedrooms. 5 things Kevin Sampsell has read recently. Dennis … Continue reading
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