WELCOME TO THE TEN-IN-ONE
The Wild Boy
What is the Ten-in-One? Just what it sounds like. Ten acts under one tent, for one low, low price. A common configuration of the carnival sideshow. So it’s ten comics,…
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WELCOME TO THE TEN-IN-ONE
Is Reading Overrated?
“Let’s take the following, by way of almost random example, from Charles Kingsley: ‘Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.’ Gosh. Any living man? Any…
The Rumpus Books Sunday Supplement
Sunday is the day to catch up with Rumpus Books. I’m filling in for Seth today. Enjoy your Sunday!
How Much Do Public Workers Earn?
Public worker unions are under attack across the nation, most notably in Wisconsin, where a group of Democratic State Senators have fled the state to stop a bill from being…
Science Saturday
For the first time in history, we can see the sun in 3-d. Fish in the Hudson River can now store toxins in their fat. Good for them, not so…
Saturday Morning Links
Brought to you this week on an iPad, since my laptop is undergoing hard drive replacement surgery. We are hopeful for a swift recovery. Want to know what the real…
Erin Rose’s Tech Links
More Middle Eastern countries are blocking some or all web access. Facebook has been cut in Libya and Bahrain is restricting Internet use. The creator of China’s so-called “Great Firewall”,…
Cheap Cab Rides: Friday Book Club Round-Up
Tao Lin gets mentioned in a Guardian article about the challenges of naming characters. “I chose names that would not cause the reader to feel like there was hidden meaning…
Now, Bahrain
The island nation of Bahrain is the latest to see significant protesting, and the government is pushing back hard. Mother Jones has the background you need. More background from Foreign…
The Incomparable Grace of Print
Portugal has a new, staple-stitched, full-color, full-bleed newspaper that was just voted the best designed paper in the world:
For NYC Rumpus Readers
So you think you know the Brooklyn lit scene? Prove it. (via TheBookBench)