2011
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What’s Happening in Egypt?
Let me say at the outset here that I don’t really know. This is a developing story and there are some conflicting reports coming out of an area that isn’t exactly known for its love of a free and independent…
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“Pissing” on Borges
“Jorge Luis Borges was possibly the greatest Spanish-language writer of the 20th century, but the Chilean author Eduardo Labarca felt the best tribute a fellow writer could pay would be to urinate on his tomb.” Artistic act (as Labarca claims)…
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Paying for NYTimes.com
“Under the new system, expected to be rolled out next month, the Times will sell an Internet-only subscription for unlimited access to the Times site, as well as a broader digital package that bundles the Times online with its application…
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FUNNY WOMEN #44: Family Jeopardy
The Koslowskis, Air Date: January 25, 2011 Alex Trebek: Before we begin, I’d like to introduce our contestants. First, we have James Koslowski, a 24-year-old University of Texas graduate who moved back in with his parents two years ago. Hello and…
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Tried as an Adult?
“Will an 11-year-old get life in prison for murder?” The stunning case of Jordan Brown. (via MeFi)
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Toyo Shibata
The story of Toyo Shibata, a 99-year-old Japanese poet whose first collection, Don’t be Too Frustrated, is a bestseller. The success of Shibata’s work is all the more fascinating, given that she “picked up her pen at the age of…
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B-Shops
The American Booksellers Association, “which represents independent bookstores,” is turning to bike shops “for inspiration.” (via TheBookBench)
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Fission Accomplished
A collection of linked stories set at Fort Hood convey the loneliness and strain experienced by military families.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Very important: The fake astronauts have almost reached fake Mars. A look at artist-scientist Carsten Holler, who, you know, we like. Alphabets Publicitaires. Tuesday seems like a good day to discuss mass extinction. Hanoaka Seishu’s Surgical Casebook (yes).