Something learned while reading the Vanity Fair interview between Johnny Depp and Patti Smith, is that Depp is the owner of letters and manuscripts written by people like Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac and Arthur Rimbaud.
Weekend Bites: Syd Barrett Biography, Nora Ephron, Fox News Reliable Source, Shteyngart + Moody And More
At Boston Globe: Talking about a new a new Syd Barrett biography. At The New York Times: Nora Ephron is the 69-year-old that I’d most like to hang out with. At The Guardian: Christopher Hitchens may have cancer, but he can still kick Tony Blair’s ass at a debate. At Mediate: Fox News is finally using The Onion as a source. At Beatrice: Shteyngart and Moody to do some sci-fi.
Weekend Bites: 100 Years After Tolstoy, Yale Gives Back to the Incas, Richard Nash, Bellow’s Letters and More
At Slate: Looking at Leo Tolstoy 100 years after his death. At The Huffington Post: White people trying to make up for destroying ancient civilizations At Jewcy: An interview with Richard Nash. At Boing Boing: Somebody is really excited about the John Hodgman podcast. At The Atlantic: Sure, Harry Potter makes a ton of money, but is it the best franchise ever? At The Guardian: Saul Bellow: Letters is reviewed.
Dick-Watching: Measurement of the Whale’s Skeleton
Posted by Juliet Linderman Hey there ladies, germs and cetaceans, and welcome to your weekly link list. I apologize for the lateness of this post, please forgive your humble hostess. Let’s go Dick watching, shall we?
Dead Poets Obituary Society
Do writers get the best titles for their obituaries? “Romanian poet who praised dictator Nicolae Ceausescu but remained a national favourite dies“
Weekend Bites: A Nobel Laureates Commute, Blake Butler & NY Tyrant on Franzen, Márquez Used and More
At The New York Times: Peruvian Nobel laureate, Mario Vargas Llosa, discusses teaching Borges at an Ivy, investing his money, and the killer commute from Jersey to Manhattan: ““It’s very nice. But not if you take the train at 5 or 6 o’clock. It can be a Kafkaesque commute.” At Vice: Blake Butler and NY Tyrant take HTML GIANT’S “Mean Week” on the road, and trash Jonathan Franzen over at Vice. Hilarity ensues. At Boing Boing: Star Trak characters reading […]
Dick Watching: The Whale as Dish
Posted by Juliet Linderman Hello Dick enthusiasts and welcome to Friday, and to this week’s edition of everyone’s favorite cetacean-themed link list. Let’s get started, shall we? I thought so! 1. Not only are whales adorable gentle giants of the sea, they are also the ocean’s thermometers. According to a paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, Oceans scientists are using whales to measure the warming of Baffin Bay, off the coast of West Greenland. Scientists attached temperature sensors […]
Happening: InDigest Magazine do CMJ With Franz Nicolay, Dark Dark Dark, and More
CMJ isn’t fun. This InDigest Magazine showcase is pretty much one of the only showcases that we can say we really want to attend. If that means anything to you, hope to see you there. Tonight at Coco 66, featuring: Dark Dark Dark Franz Nicolay Vandaveer The Lisps Milagres Spirits of the Red City 7pm doors | 7:30pm music $10 CMJ badge holders get in free