June 2010
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O. Henry’s Afterlife: Thoughts and Ephemera
There are worse things to do this Saturday than to read or re-read William Sydney Porter—O. Henry—who died one hundred years ago today.
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The Rumpus Review of Littlerock
If films were fighters, Mike Ott’s second offering, Littlerock, would weigh in at 123 minutes, placing it in the featherweight division, a deft, gentle movie, lithe and light during its two hours in the ring. Not to suggest that it’s diminutive —…
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Lately at Ted
I’ve been known to burn a whole afternoon just watching talk after talk. Here’s some of what I’ve enjoyed of late. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy takes Ted inside a school for suicide bombers in Pakistan. Chris ‘moot” Poole, founder of 4chan,…
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Oil Spill Update
Want to read the BP oil spill plan? If you want great information–though a bit technical–from people in the industry, read The Oil Drum. And follow them on Twitter. Rachel Maddow has done incredible on-site reporting since this started, both…
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Science Saturday
That giant sinkhole in Guatemala? Humans did it. It’s also not technically a sinkhole. SpaceX, the private company who will be taking over for the Space Shuttle, had a successful test launch yesterday. Cricket sex is kind of interesting to…
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Saturday Morning Links
It’s been a good week on The Rumpus. I’ll try to keep it going. Dear Prescott Arizona. Fuck you. Daniel Sinker brings an old book back to life. The book? 2010: Living in the Future. How much will self-publishing affect…
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Teddy Wayne’s Kapitoil Playlist
The Book Notes feature over at Largehearted Boy strikes again today with a playlist plus commentary for the new novel Kapitoil. Teddy Wayne, writer of the book, gives us a movie-esque soundtrack for his novel about computer programmers during the final…
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Being Your Own Publisher
We all know that self-publishing is no longer limited to vanity projects thanks to new technologies, but this article gives an excellent lay of the land for those of you who are considering going it alone. (via Rodes Fishburne) Update:…
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Annals of Advertising: 低燃費少女ハイジ
We’re pretty sure the blond girl is supposed to be Heidi, Girl of the Alps… not that knowing that clears anything up. More from the annals of advertising.
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Beige Is the New Black
Cruising along the information super highway, fashion often dictates that the faster, the sleeker, and the more high-tech the better. And so it’s nice to know the somewhere the interwebs someone has dedicated a small patch of real-estate to the…
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Ten Over 80
Ward Six is proud to announce its TEN OVER 80: WRITERS TO GO BACK AND READ list. All the following writers will turn 80 or more this year, and all have been kicking ass for longer than we have been…