2011
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The Octopi and the Flaking Salt
The Grief Performance took me to the edge of an existential black hole, then threw me back on the concrete and said, “Bitch, please. This is theater.”
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“Cold Summer Nights”
Join us June 13th (less than a week away!) at The Makeout Room (3225 22nd Street) in San Francisco at 7 pm for the seasonally appropriate “Cold Summer Nights.” We’ll be featuring brilliant authors Tayari Jones, Camille Dungy, Tamim Ansary…
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Creating Jobs
The Atlantic discusses job creation in both words and graphs. Derek Thompson breaks down the problem, explains where the jobs are hiding and tells us how we can grow, economically. “Finally, there is the innovation conundrum. Calling for more innovation…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
If anyone wonder where I am this weekend, I’ll probably be identifying mid-century modern typefaces. Spanish architecture porn. You best stay away from me bad-ass spider. You best stay away from me, soldier dolphins. Beautiful trash.
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The Rumpus Interview with Tony Perrottet
Cullen Thomas sits down with Tony Perrottet to discuss his latest book, The Sinner’s Grand Tour: A Journey through the Historical Underbelly of Europe.
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‘Third Gender’ Caveman Discovered
Archaeologists digging in a 5,000 year old grave have found a “third gender” caveman. The man was buried in the style of a woman, and because of the culture’s strict adherence to their burial laws, it is assumed that he…
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Creating Your Own Drama
Reexamining Romeo and Juliet is realizing that you, as a reader, are part of the drama. This HTML giant essay considers how we complicate our lives and thereby, create a much more romantic conception of ourselves. “[We] create our own…
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120 Characters, 1000 Words
A text messaging punctuation choice speaks a thousand words. Texts are rife with innuendo. Comedy writer, Sam Greenspan attempts to deconstruct those subtleties to help you interpret your cellular interactions. (via @BookBench)
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Considering the Short Story
For all the short story readers and writers out there—this Millions essay considers the ups and downs of short story publishing and their synchronistic decline with the mass market magazine readership. There are some illuminating stats on Americans’ short story…
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McSweeeney’s For Minis
McSweeney’s is expanding evermore, this time to include a readership of youngsters and their literary-minded parents. This month they are coming out with McMullens, their children’s book imprint, set to publish around 12 books a year. In true McSweeney’s form,…
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Burns Gets Burned
Remember all those VHS tapes that added up to a compendium of everlasting Civil War knowledge? It turns out Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary series isn’t entirely accurate, but in fact, “deeply misleading and reductive.” This may feel like a…