2011
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London Isn’t the Only City That’s Burning
London is definitely a hot case right now. But once you start taking a look elsewhere, you’ll see that the UK is not the only country where riots are taking form. Student protests in Chile have been gaining momentum for…
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Boycotting for Balance
There’s been a couple articles as of late suggesting we change the way we deal with social inequity—by pointedly not participating in its fulfillment. Instead of setting our sights on the people actively promoting the problem, why don’t we all…
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
Sweden spaces out. A space port with tourism as a central focus. Soldering made comical. An easy to follow, informative soldering guide. How to blow up anything, anywhere, in an hour. The U.S. prepares to launch fastest plane ever. Thirteen…
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A Loss for the Independent Music Community
Rioting has continued to reverberate throughout the UK with sporadic spates of violence happening in other cities now. The effects of the rioting in London will undoubtedly be felt for a long time, not only in terms of social consequence…
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Don’t Break the Chain!
Hundreds will gather later this month at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to set a new world record for the longest reading chain. You may be asking yourself, what is a reading chain? Well, let me fill you in. A…
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Former Detroit Autoworker Named Poet Laureate for 2011-12
Philip Levine, at 83 years old, has been named the Poet Laureate for 2011-2012. As a former autoworker from Detroit, his poetry draws largely on his working-class Jewish background. Deemed “America’s most acclaimed working-class poet,” his work expresses the “simple…
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Christopher Boucher’s in SF!
Christopher Boucher’s rolling into town tonight on his book tour! He’ll be at Booksmith, talking up How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive. Check it out! Here are the details: When: Tonight! 7:30 pm Where: Booksmith, 1644 Haight St, San Francisco
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Book Promos for Wizards
Book hype comes in all forms. There was the Gary Shteyngart humor, Wayne Koestenbaum’s instructional vlog series and now the literary music video! The inspiration is Lev Grossman’s new book, The Magician King (the follow-up to The Magicians) which has…
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“Less Judging, More Hugging”
What happens when hip people reproduce? “Babies are the New Black,” is Wendy MacNaughton’s illustration for 7×7. Because babies can be as hip as you want them to be!
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Digital/Print Hybrids
Melville House Publishing (the indie publishers behind last month’s Rumpus Book Club selection) are getting technologically innovative with their releases. They’re launching HybridBooks, a program that dabbles in e-book trendiness as a compliment to printed publications. Readers have access to…