Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
We’re experiencing some technical problems this week in MC land, but we’ll be back to normal next week. Did you guys see Banksy’s art for #OccupyLondon? While we’re on the…
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November 2011
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The Latin American Traveler’s Guide in Moby-Dick
Here’s a hypothesis: one of the reasons Moby-Dick has survived so long in English classes is that the number of Moby-Dick-related essay topics is almost limitless. Moby-Dick is so vast…
THE ART OF TAG TEAM:
A Dual Interview
Two artists, ten years, one body of work, and only two taboos: Jesus and blowjobs.
Tips For Time Travel
This “Dos and Don’ts of Time Travel” manual is chock-full of advice for the imminent time-traveler. The guide explains which direction in time to go first, what precautions to take,…
Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People
Douglas Coupland’s new book, Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People, is comprised of seven contemporary fairytales illustrated by Graham Roumieu. The Guardian gives us a sneak peek with a slide-show…
Post-it Notes from the Underground #3
The following is a “Post-It Note record” created by writer/illustrator Joe Kloc, based on scenes he witnessed while attending Occupy San Francisco.
MoMA Event Tomorrow
New York folks: Don’t miss The Language of Objects tomorrow evening at MoMA. “Rob Walker, contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and co-organizer (with Joshua Glenn) of the…
FUNNY WOMEN #66: A Day in the Top 40
Ever wondered what your day would look like if you lived in the Top 40? Wonder no longer. (Bonus points if you can sing parts of it. Our sympathy if…
Karen Russell Interview
“In your own life, you’re pretty powerless. And then there’s this alternate zone where there’s an external enemy you can fight. It would be easy if there were just a…
Social Network Library
A new social networking site allows you to share snippets from longer pieces (so long as the source is electronic). With the help of a bookmarklet installed in your browser,…
On Big-Idea Books
At the Atlantic, Marshall Poe discusses his attempt to write a “big-idea book” about Wikipedia, and how he ended up with a “book of ideas” instead. “Years of academic research…