2011
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Erin Rose’s Tech Links
iOS 5 is out. The US has more wireless devices than people. Yep. You can now turn your DNA into custom household decor. And not just by spitting on the rug. Sony has recalled some TVs because they’re at risk…
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The Rumpus Interview with Andrew Haigh
Having spent much of his working life as an editor, 38-year-old British writer-director Andrew Haigh knows very well the way that disparate scenes can be woven together to form a complex, unified whole. All that’s required is a critical eye…
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Antonia Crane Gets Bitched
“I asked Crane what becoming a writer has meant to her personally. ‘When you’ve become so seasoned at shutting down your feelings because your survival depends on it, you need a crowbar to excavate them. Writing is the crucible.’” Rumpus…
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Richard Siken Interview
In conversation with Bomblog, Richard Siken talks about activating truth, naming, and skin. The poet and painter reflects on how the concerns of his 2005 collection, Crush, vary from those of his current work. “Crush was concerned with now and…
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Netflix Final Roundup
After much customer and investor push-back, Netflix is no longer splitting into two websites. A brief summary of the situation breaks down the good, the bad, and the ugly. Q&A from the consumer’s perspective.
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Everything Sweeter and More Fragile Now
David Budbill’s recent collection of poems, Happy Life, doesn’t beg to be discovered; it smiles and waits for the reader to take its hand and take a walk through the woods.
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Economic Mythology
“The stimulus failed.” “The deficit is our biggest problem right now.” “Lower taxes are the best way to grow the economy.” “Regulatory uncertainty is clogging the economy.” “If you unshackle the rich, they’ll rev up the economy.” According to Mother…
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The DFW-Franzen Saga
In this Awl piece, Michelle Dean weighs in on Jonathan Franzen’s declaration that David Foster Wallace “fabricated at least part of—and potentially a large part of—his nonfiction pieces.” The article looks back at Wallace’s statements about his nonfiction, and discusses…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Last night was the smallest full moon of the year. yep. On the apocalyptic architecture of seedbanks. Here are some bird logos of the 60s and 70s. If you are happy all the time there is something wrong with your…
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How Documentaries Could Rule The World
I. Non-fiction rules! Starting as far back as 50 years ago, non-fiction set out to crush fiction in the book world.