A James Brown biography is out, and it’s supposed to be pretty good.

• Adrienne Rich passed away yesterday.  The New York Times obituary, NPR’s Morning Edition on Rich, and Judy Berman at Flavorwire.

• Autumn Whitefield-Madrano at The New Inquiry on The Hunger Games.

• Christopher Hitchens is longlisted for the Orwell Prize.

• At 17 Dots: Jason takes a look at a band called Literature.

• Pretty much nobody likes LGBT workplace discrimination.

• Jandek played some more shows in Brooklyn.  The mystique is officially gone, but that’s alright.

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