Posted by Jason Diamond If they had found the magical cures to getting shot and old age, Alexander Hamilton would have been 256-years-old today. I’m a fan of the guy, so maybe I’ll re-read Ron Chernow’s biography on him, go down to Wall Street and see his grave, or just watch this video a dozen times:
Weekend Bites: Paul Bowles Age 9, Satirists, Alan Lomax’s Biography and More
At The Guardian: The Man Who Recorded the World: A Biography of Alan Lomax gets reviewed. At HTMLGIANT: The diary of a 9 year old Paul Bowles. At Cracked: A list of 5 Satirists Attacked by People Who Totally Missed the Point. At Gawker: The Sound and the Flurry.
Bites: Jurassic Park is “Plausible,” Mary Roach Interviewed, Beth Ditto’s Memoir and More
At The Atlantic: NASA says Jurassic Park is plausible. We’re all doomed. At Largehearted Boy: Michael Hearst interviews Mary Roach. At Paper Cuts: Misunderstanding Marshall McLuhan. A look at Coal to Diamonds, the forthcoming memoir by Beth Ditto of The Gossip.
Bites: Reactions to Twain Censoring, Myla Goldberg in Conversation, and Penguin Classics Music
At The New York Times: Stephen Colbert shares his thoughts on the removal of the “N” word from Huckleberry Finn. At Cynical-C Blog: Roger Ebert also has some views on the censoring of Mark Twain’s classic. At Jewcy: Jason interviewed Myla Goldberg. At Moby Lives: When Penguin Classics was a record label.
Bites: Edward Gorey’s Fur, Jim Carroll’s Novel, Patti Smith at a Museum and More
At The Paris Review: A. N. Devers talks about the fur coats of Edward Gorey. At L Magazine: Thoughts on Jim Carroll’s first (and last) novel, Petting Zoo. At Nerve: Patti Smith and Michael Stipe pay tribute to Jean Genet. At 3:AM Magazine: In the wake of the “N” word being taken out of Huckleberry Finn, a look back at another literary cleanup.
Tough Day at the Village Voice
Posted by Juliet Linderman On Tuesday, Village Voice veteran muckraker and inspiration to all aspiring journalists Wayne Barrett announced that he is leaving the Voice. What’s more: Tom Robbins is going with him, or rather “going out with the guy who brought me to the dance.” As a going away gift to New York City, Barrett penned a brilliant and affecting final column. The result: not a dry eye in the house. Or at least in my apartment. An excerpt:
Bites: Snooki Dictionary, Funny Writing, Dzanc in Lisbon, Joseph Brodsky and More
At The Daily Beast: Like a car crash you just have to look at: the Snooki dictionary. At Splitsider: Writers from McSweeney’s, The Rumpus and The Onion make the list of best humor writing of 2010. At Jacket Copy: Hang out with Dzanc Books in Lisbon. At Tablet: The wandering life of poet Joseph Brodsky.
Bites: Borges Garden, Critics Respond, the Books of 2011, Blake Butler Story and More
“Mr. Borges Garden” At Beatrice: Ron Hogan answers a question we posed yesterday. At The Guardian: the best books of 2011 At The Millions: More books to look forward to in 2011. Blake Butler has a story up on Matchbook titled “Ricky’s Index Fingers.”