Good morning! I’m covering for Brian Spears today, who’s probably unpacking boxes in his new home (or sleeping) as you’re reading these links.
Read this feature in The Stranger because it’s beautiful and the title is pretty friggin’ amazing: “My Father is an African Immigrant and My Mother Is a White Girl from Kansas and I Am Not the President of the United States: Or, How to Disappoint Your Absent Father in 20 Words or Less.”
Did you ever go to a science museum on a class trip and eat freeze-dried ice cream? I remember that I decided to never become an astronaut after eating that stuff. Ick. Apparently freeze-dried food is all the rage now. Here are seven things you need to know before you stock up.
Bookstore thieves seem to love Charles Bukowski.
There’s a secret bookstore in New York City called Brazenhead Books that is housed in bookseller Michael Seidenberg’s apartment. Watch this lovely interview with him. I think I’m going on secret field trip soon.
