Showering with Dave Eggers

Posted by Jason Diamond There is a slight chance that if you subscribe to The Thing long enough, you will be able to furnish your entire abode with their issues. In the past, the periodical has put out a Starlee Kine cutting board, coffee mugs by an experimental geographer, and Jonathan Lethem glasses with case.  They’re basically a couch and a knife set away from being more prominent in your apartment than IKEA. Now you have an opportunity to spend every day cleansing yourself […]

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Vacation is all we ever wanted

Things are going to be a little slow around these parts until after the new year.  We will still be posting daily Bites along with other assorted things, but if any of the following happen, we will totally post something about it: 1.  If we find out that any of the following books are real and got book deals:  Zombie Huckleberry Finn, Salon Hack List Vs. Zombies, a book where people who tweeted, tumbled, blogged, or thought too much about the Marie […]

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Vacation Bites: Henry Miller’s birthday, anthropomorphic dioramas, literary word processing, and more

(We’re taking a little break until the new year, so Morning and Afternoon Bites will be combined into one daily post.)  Henry Miller was born on this day in 1891. Umberto Eco’s love of lists. One man’s quest to figure out the literary history of word processing. Short stories by Colm Tóibín and Téa Obreht. Taking a look at the work of Walter Potter, the English taxidermist known for his anthropomorphic dioramas. A book about the band Felt is a thing.  This […]

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Morning Bites: Shel Silverstein archive, The Royal Foers, Crystal Stilts, and more

So many treasures from the Shel Silverstein archive. New idea for a Wes Anderson movie: The Royal Foers, starring Jonathan, Joshua, Franklin, and their monopoly fighting father. Jonathan Ames writes about his life as a bachelor. Marc Maron talks to Conan. Keegan Cooke of Crystal Stilts makes a pretty fine soul mixtape for Magnet. The classical Christmas music you should be listening to. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr. Got tips for Bites?  Info@Vol1brooklyn.com

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Morning Bites: Etgar Keret holiday card, Pushkin’s restaurant, Kate Christensen blogs about food, DeWitt’s response, and more

A restaurant named after one of Pushkin’s characters opens up in the West Village. Maybe Kate Christensen can check it out and write it up for her new food blog? Etgar Keret writes a Christmas card for Electric Literature. Jennifer Egan and books on mini farming: A.N. Devers year in reading at The Millions. Willa Paskin at Vulture points us to Helen DeWitt’s blog for her response to Michael H. Miller’s Observer profile on the Lightning Rods author. Julie Klausner talks to Popcandy. […]

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Morning Bites: Canceled to Death, The Hobbit, Helen DeWitt, gospel records, Paul Murray, and more

Bored to Death was canceled (bummer), and Jonathan Ames wants you to come down and have one last toast for the show. The trailer for The Hobbit is out. At the Observer: Michael H. Miller profiles Helen DeWitt. Paul Murray talks about his Paris Review short story. Mike McGonigal is interviewed by Aquarium Drunkard about collecting gospel records. (We interviewed him last February.  Check it out.) Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr. Got tips for Bites?  Info@Vol1brooklyn.com

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Chuck Berry’s Kids: The many covers of “Memphis, Tennessee”

Posted by Jason Diamond “Memphis, Tennessee” isn’t just one of the greatest Chuck Berry songs, it’s one of the greatest rock n’ roll songs ever written, recorded, and covered over and over by a variety of different artists.  The lyrics of the song lead you to believe that there is a relationship between an older man and a six-year-old girl, until the story finally unfolds and we find out it’s a father trying to get in touch with his daughter.  Whether or not […]

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Morning Bites: Billy Bragg’s birthday, George RR Martin, Jungle Book jams, Dalton Trumbo’s credit, and more

Today is Billy Bragg’s birthday.  Please feel free to spend the entire day listening to Talking with the Taxman about Poetry. How the Los Angeles Review of Books plans to bring LA to the top of the literary cities list. What would Rudyard Kipling’s Mowgli listen to? Getting hooked on George RR Martin. Dalton Trumbo gets the credit he deserved. Want to write a pop culture book that will sell at Urban Outfitters?  The Awl breaks down how you can do it. Keith […]

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