Americans think the most annoying expression ever is “whatever,” especially midwestern, Latino, non-college graduates under the age of 45 who make less than a hundred thousand a year. Yes, they really poll this stuff. (via)
“Maybe one day we could make a bestseller without ever selling a book in a store. I think that’s our mission. Isn’t that great?” (via)
At The Millions, an essay about retreating and living as an artist.
“To distill the complexity of a group of 1.7 million people of various socioeconomic levels, religions, languages, and regional backgrounds down to a single “image” is something that various forces both inside and outside the Indo-American community are constantly trying to do, but it’s an impossible and, to me, undesirable project.” From an interview with Minal Hajratwala at Bookslut.
Sergey Brin, one of the guys who co-founded Google, speaks out for Google Books in The New York Times. (via)
