- Richard Nash on the end of indie.
- When literatis were celebs: “What Edmund Wilson won’t do.“
- According to the Guardian, “a Little Red Book-esque collection of Fidel Castro‘s thoughts has been published in Cuba.”
- Oh hey, a picture of Tao Lin on the front page of Iamcarles.com – the site created by the mastermind of Hipster Runoff who we all know isn’t Tao Lin.
- Bob Dylan is putting out a Christmas album. Seriously Bob, where is the record of Yiddish folk songs I was promised Mr. Dylan? Aka Robert Zimmerman, aka Shabtai Zisel ben Avraham? Yeh that’s right Bobby, I used your Hebrew name!
- Powell’s reviews The Wolverton Bible by Mad Magazine’s Basil Wolverton. That is crucial.
- “Bands– enough with the crayon face-paint– you’re better than that.” – Ted Leo, via his Twitter (thanks Pitchfork)