Saucy O’Connor
The letters of Flannery O’Connor, within which “she proves to be the among the sauciest pen pals of the era.” (via TheBookBench)
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Small Potatoes
SMALL POTATOES: Winston Churchill Reads Another fantastic Rumpus Comic from Paul Madonna.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Photo Opportunities makes pictures out of thousands of snap shots of tourist destinations. It is pretty cool. In Russia, weddings photos take YOU! (I am not actually old enough to…
I Remember a Black Fog
Cedar Sigo avoids the usual pitfalls when exploring queer identity, minority identity and a political perspective thinking progressives can work with. He isn’t trite. He is never overwrought, and he…
SMALL POTATOES:
Winston Churchill Reads
Click here to read The Rumpus interview with Paul Madonna Read more Small Potatoes at angrylittlepotatoes.com …
The Rumpus Interview with David Shields (Paperback Edition)
The February 2010 publication of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, by David Shields, generated an amazing amount of discussion from all sides.
Sometimes Depression is a Terminal Illness: Talking to a Teenager About Suicide
I’ll always remember that late afternoon I spent sitting across from a bright and talented young man in a psychiatric hospital’s group room. Half of his face was boyishly handsome.…
“Why Save PBS?”
Chris Bishop (who, full disclosure, is a PBS KIDS Creative Director) makes the case for saving PBS, infograph-style. (via TheMillions)
Danya Glabau’s Tech Links
The new iPhone presence on Verizon’s network might be squeezing out Motorola’s Android devices. A cool civic application of new technology: New York City will soon be including QR codes…
Naturalists’ Deaths By Unnatural Causes
Richard Conniff, author of The Species Seekers, found himself, while researching that book, cataloging the strange deaths of many naturalists over the past two centuries. He compiled them on his…