Monthly Archives: November 2011
Afternoon Bites: Will Hermes on Jeff Mangum, Edan Lepucki on self-publishing, William Kennedy on Fidel Castro, and more
At Occupy Writers, Will Hermes writes about Jeff Mangum. Do you like good writing about music and culture? Then you’ll probably want to read this. At Slate, Katie Roiphe looks at the syllabi of David Foster Wallace. Edan Lepucki discusses … Continue reading
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In the event you didn’t click the link about 300 years of British newspapers going digital…
Here’s a handy video. Now go read about Jack the Ripper.
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This is not a punk shirt
Posted by Jason Diamond Once upon a time it was a punk shirt. Kurt Cobain made one with a marker and wore it on Saturday Night Live in 1992. Now it’s considered retro and being sold at Forever 21. The … Continue reading
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Morning Bites: Mark Twain and Bo Jackson eating birthday cake, Morrissey Gets a Job, British newspapers, and more
Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, and Bo Jackson were all born on this day. Only Twain got a Google Doodle, proving that Bo don’t know Google Doodles. Morrissey Gets a Job is probably our favorite thing of the week. … Continue reading
Afternoon Bites: Christgau on Lethem, Sarah Glidden on Occupy Miami, Bittman on Roth, and more
“At 47, Lethem is 11 years older than Mailer was in 1959, so he’s had time to get more reading in. But that’s hardly the biggest advantage of an omnivore who devoured a book a day on the subway in … Continue reading
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Quarterly Co. and the shortcut to gift giving greatness
Posted by Emily Goldsher While everyone else keeps themselves up at night over what gifts to give friends and family this holiday season, you can sleep easy, because Quarterly Co. has rendered the problem moot. Last year, you gave your girlfriend sweatpants, … Continue reading
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Reviewed: Brian Evenson’s “Contagion and Other Stories”
Review by Tobias Carroll Contagion and Other Stories by Brian Evenson Astrophil Press; 137 p. Read the fiction of Brian Evenson and you’ll quickly find yourself enmeshed in religious fanaticism, inquiries into the nature of reality, and an abundance of … Continue reading
Morning Bites: Charlotte Brontë Lady, Miranda July’s Craigslist stuff, Stalin’s Daughter, Lydia Lunch, and more
Our new hero is this lady who lives her life dressed like Charlotte Brontë. Do you want to buy stuff Miranda July bought off Craigslist? Lydia Lunch meets Dominique Strauss Kahn in a purely fictional way at 3: AM Magazine. Julie Klausner … Continue reading
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Afternoon Bites: Ragnar Kjartansson, The Return of Achewood, Roberto Bolaño, and more
Last week, Chris Onstadt’s excellent comic Achewood returned after an eight-month hiatus. If you’ve heard good things about it but are curious to learn more, Chris Sims has provided a primer to the series. At The Faster Times, Dawn Marie … Continue reading
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L.L. Cool S: Ladies Love Salman Rushdie
Posted by Jason Diamond It seems that Salman Rushdie has passed up the chance to make a go of it with Courtney Love, and instead is now a “thing” with Social Life Magazine editor-in-chief Devorah Rose. We only care because Page … Continue reading
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