Listers Listed
Two poets respond to the Morgan Library’s Lists exhibit. Through their exploration of the myriad mediums and styles of listing, they establish, describe, and illustrate four categories of “listers:” crosser-offers,…
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Read to Me
A new opportunity is available for adults seeking to mix up their nightly routine. As part of her current project “Here is Where We Meet,” artist, writer and educator, Madhu…
Emergency Thinking
“One of the things that has seduced people into giving up on their own actions is the claim of emergency—the government will often make the spurious claim that because certain…
Joel Aurora: The Last Book I Loved, Desperate Characters
I work at a bookstore in Berkeley, California; so, as one can imagine, I get and give book recommendations often. Many of these recommendations I am compelled to ignore, because…
Phone Hacking and Its Here, There and Everywhere Influences
News International’s phone hacking scandal has regenerated all over the web as the scandal continues to unfold, tracing back the hacking and subsequent bribery that’s been happening for years–more and…
Funny Humiliation Hype
Hilarious book trailers are becoming more and more common, which is a trend I totally welcome. Wayne Koestenbaum who has attained the ultimate trifecta of poet, academic and novelist, has…
Two Doses of Sugar
The Awl has got a sweet interview with none other than our very own advice columnist, Sugar, who is always ebbing our existential qualms with her eloquence. But what’s it…
“SUGAR SAYS” Poster Now On Sale!
A beautiful high-quality matte paper poster made up of quotes from everyone's favorite advice columnist, Sugar!
Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
One news organization has got this online advertising thing down! BBC.com is making money sooner than anyone expected. Could the post-Facebook timing of Google+ be its biggest asset? Today’s tech…
Traffic Reads
What more appropriate list could possibly come out of LA than books to read during gridlock? Especially an LA impending traffic crisis? This Friday marks Carmaggedon, which is the kind…