Saturday Morning Links

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Tonight, Supermoon! I would like to note for the record that I am excited for this because of how cool it will look, and not for any astrological reasons.

About that NY Times paywall, this doesn’t seem like the most effective way to find stories you want to read. Personally, I’m just picking and choosing some official NY Times twitter feeds to follow, and I’ll browse general news on other sites, It’s not that I don’t think the Times shouldn’t charge–it’s that I can’t afford the subscription rates for the amount I use their services.

Why don’t we read photographs?

Utah now has an official state firearm. Compensating much?

Libya is getting most of the attention in the Middle East right now, but Yemen is having issues as well.

Brian Spears's first collection of poetry, A Witness in Exile, is now available through Louisiana Literature Press, and at his personal website. He is the Poetry Editor for The Rumpus, and teaches poetry at Drake University. More from this author →