December 2011
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The Long and Short of Stories
Long: Chinese novelist Zhang Wei’s book, You Are on the Highland, is 10 volumes, took him to 22 years to finish, and may be China’s longest novel ever. This year, the book(s?) won Zhang China’s Mao Dun Literature Prize. Short:…
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All Over Coffee #562
DCClick image to enlarge: … All Over Coffee is published in the Sunday Datebook section of the San Francisco Chronicle, on SFGate.com, and in two book collections by City Lights Press. The second and newest book, Everything is its own…
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Science Saturday
Has CERN found the Higgs Boson? If I actually drank mixed drinks, I might be more interested in this story about the physics of mixology. But I like the flavor of the alcohol I drink. The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear meltdown…
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Saturday Morning Links
So two days ago, I walked to work in the snow. Flurries–it didn’t stick except on the grass in the shade–but snow nonetheless, enough for my 8-year old self living in Big Branch, Louisiana to crap himself in glee to…
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Ira Glass Writes (Steals?) Like a Motherfucker
Cool thing #1: Jane Marie, co-editor over at The Hairpin (a site we ♥), included Sugar’s Write Like a Motherfucker mug on her list of “Gifts for Dudes.” (Thanks Jane, we love you back!) Cool thing #2, though, is that…
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Toward a More Complete Measure of Excellence
The measure of excellence is a pursuit with which writers and critics are often intensely concerned. At the end of each year any number of magazines and organizations issue a list or series of lists to quantify the year’s best…
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All At Once Is What Eternity Is: Musings on Kenneth Patchen
Because the world is a clock without numbers, none of this is going to be enough to mean what I mean. But I want to say something like: We need Kenneth Patchen.
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Horn! Reviews
HORN! REVIEWS: Alive Inside the Wreck Another fantastic Rumpus Comic book review by Kevin Thomas.
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Shutterclank!
Twice a year Shutterclank! magazine hits the presses to support traditional photographers and stir up discussion. Founded by photographers Kate Contakos, Chris Schuster, and Jake Reinhart, the hope is that the magazine will further the community of lens artists, spurring…