2011
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The November Monthly Rumpus
The Rumpus Proudly Presents: “The November Monthly Rumpus” Click Here to Purchase Tickets! November 14th, 7pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco. Featuring authors Kim Addonizio, Rachel Resnick, Dean Rader, Jillian Lauren, and Chicken John! Plus music by…
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Helen DeWitt’s Satire
This Millions piece breaks down Helen DeWitt’s latest novel, Lighting Rods, finding genius “in the details.” Reflecting on the unique techniques and difficulties of the satirical tradition, the review applauds Dewitt’s navigation of “the gap between messy reality and the…
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On Dirty Talk
“To be clear: this isn’t about sexual repression; it’s about the sorry state of sexual expression. When did we forget how to talk dirty? Sexting transcripts are criminally boring. Craigslist ads read like chimp-generated remixes of the same five words.…
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An Occupy Wall Street Roundup
Oakland police cleared the Occupy Oakland camp early this morning, arresting 85, and firing “two or three nonlethal projectiles from a shotgun” as well as lobbing “tear gas at the encampment.” An Open Salon blogger offers this first-hand report of…
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FUNNY WOMEN #65: Literary-Minded Sister is One of the Guys
As the only girl in a family of five boys, Sarah Thompson always felt left out. “It was like, because I didn’t have a penis, I wasn’t allowed to pee standing up,” she recalls, shaking her head. Matters weren’t helped…
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Facebook Chats With Random Men #16: Fakhir Returns
Fakhir returns to discuss the mysteries of God and parking with Alina Simone in this round of Chats With Random Men.
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The Discerning Eye
Rosamond Bernier’s new memoir, Some of My Lives, opens up her intriguing life as a friend and critic of renowed artists of the 20th century.
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R.E.M., Todd, and Me
I’ve been wondering if R.E.M. purposefully scheduled their break-up announcement for autumn.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Since they don’t have space shuttles to occupy their time, NASA is thinking about space poop. Tiny tiny murder victims. I try not to link to things in different languages, but man these pictures of Parisian theatres are pretty great.…
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Notable San Francisco 10/24-10/30
This week in San Francisco… Monday 10/24: Henry Rollins reads from Occupants, his own ‘visual testimony’ or joy and compassion that persists, albeit quietly, throughout waves of anger and suffering. Books Inc. FREE 7PM. BTW, it’s your last day to…