June 2010
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Movies, Briefly: Le Morte de Loxley
The film Robin Hood appears to be, but is not, about many things: it is not about tensions between the North and South of England, it is not about the financial stresses of a foreign war coming to bear on…
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Morning Coffee
Happy birthday Sam Weiss. This is an article about an octupus that predicts world cup games and that is why you are going to read it. It turns out sometimes there are some cool things on Etsy, such as, for…
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The Rumpus Interview with Jerry DeCicca of The Black Swans
“I wish we were more popular so I could play in theaters and make albums with Daniel Lanois, but we’re lucky we get this much.”
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Ten Walks/Two Talks
Over at HTMLGIANT Adam Robinson interviewed Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch about their genre-defying book, Ten Walks/Two Talks: “It manages to combine a generalized, dog-like happiness with an adult awareness of death.” There is even a chance to win a…
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FUNNY WOMEN #28: So You Have Second-Hand Embarrassment Syndrome
First, do not fret, this is a very common affliction, affecting millions of people worldwide. Second Hand Embarrassment Syndrome (SHES) is defined as feeling other people’s embarrassment as acutely as your own. This makes reality television, specifically talent competitions, extremely hard…
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Tortured
“I fallen in love with u from just talking 2 u. What do u think justine. My wife has already left me.” The text message above was sent to author Justine Sharrock by one of the ex-soldiers she interviewed for…
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Meeting Harper Lee
Journalist Sharon Churcher is introduced to 84 year-old Harper Lee under one condition, “don’t mention the mockingbird.”
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Tracking the Trumpet Zebra and Other Musical Stories
Illustrations by Květa Pacovská for Jak Se Hraje Na Dvere a Jine Muzikantske Pohadky (roughly: How to Play on Doors and Other Musical Stories) by Ilja Hurnik (Prague, 1973):
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O Fallen Angel
The tale of a bipolar, Midwestern prostitute and her Catholic family feels all-too-familiar to our Midwest-born reviewer.