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2010
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Reading Rick Moody While Dog Sitting
Rumpus Book Club member and artist extraordinaire Kevin Thomas on reading The Four Fingers of Death and dog sitting:
Notable New York, This Week 8/31 – 9/5
This week in New York Kristen Hersh is a Rat, Karen Hayes and Victoria Bruce are held Hostage, Brooklyn Botanic Garden celebrates with storytelling, Ian Hobson plays for us, Stephanie…
Big Broder Is Watching You
Book and magazine covers by Swedish graphic designer Olle Eksell (1918-2007):
I Will Blurb Any Book Within 24 Hours! #14
Tired of waiting weeks or even MONTHS for back-cover endorsements from recognizable authors? I, Mickey Hess, will blurb any book – that’s right, ANY book – within 24 hours! Just…
Kyle Kinane’s I’m Dead and It’s All My Fault #42
Lead paint’s only dangerous to babies and Superman. I know you’re not Superman, but you can be a real goddamn baby so maybe it’s best you stay away from my…
Very Scary and Very Out of Hand
On AOL News, Glynnis MacNicol writes a nice article about her thoughts on the recent outrage over the proposed mosque a few blocks away from ground zero. MacNicol imagined that…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I hope this is ok. Welcome to the world, tiny tiny new frog. Turning music and weather information into sculptures. Pynchon on plagiarism. (via GerryCanavan.) Don Kenn‘s monster drawings. Um,…
Conversations with Writers Braver Than Me: Shalom Auslander
As someone who was raised with reform Judaism, my negative experiences with religion pale next to Auslander’s.
Here’s Some Essays I Like
It’s that time again: here’s some very short nonfiction that’ll only take a minute to read but that will make you feel something. “Connie was albino, exceptionally white even by…
Introducing Crud Wizard
“My favorite band is Iron Maiden and I hate Reagan, and hippies, and Jesus.” Via Westword, I came across Crud Wizard, a nine year-old’s metal blog. His dad is helping…