2011
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The Lightning Came Without Rain
Nina Schuyler reviews Lightning People by Christopher Bollen today in Rumpus Books.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Fun fact: a couple years ago scientists found a dodo bird mass grave! (via Atlas Obscura.) Important: Johnny Cash was a pretty great dude. Important: North Korea is awe inspiring and terrifying. Welcome to the vertical zoo. London’s Natural History…
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Listen to This!
In 1958 Ian Fleming and Raymond Chandler discussed each other’s writing in this BBC interview. Being seasoned wordsmiths on the subject, they discuss what makes a British thriller versus an American thriller (apparently “thriller” is an elusive term), heroes and…
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Discussions on Language
“Ugly and pointless new usages appear in the media and drift into everyday conversation: Faze, as in “it doesn’t faze me” Hospitalize, which really is a vile word Wrench for spanner Elevator for lift Rookies for newcomers, who seem to…
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Notable San Francisco: 9/26-10/2
This week in San Francisco! Monday 9/26: Susan Gangel and Kit Kennedy headline 3300 Club’s FREE poetry reading at 7PM. Bottom of the Hill free concert night features blues band Prizehog and local punk act Deep Teens at 9PM (21+).
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Photos: Hemingway’s Letters
“’Gertrude Stein who wrote Three Lives and a number of other good things was here to dinner last night and stayed till mid-night[.] She is about 55 I guess and very large and nice. She is very keen about my…
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All Over Coffee #552 Collaboration with Andrew Sean Greer
A beautiful All Over Coffee from artist Paul Madonna and author Andrew Sean Greer. …more
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New Arthur Conan Doyle
“Conan Doyle sent it to a publisher but it was lost in the post. The book was then reconstructed from memory.” Starting today, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first novel The Narrative of John Smith is out and ready for reading.…
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Female Comic Characters: Sexy or Smart?
What are the implications of female characters in comics for women? This article ponders the question: who are today’s superheroines aimed to please? Laura Hudson describes how often contemporary comics claim their portrayals of women are sexually liberating, while they…
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Voting before Driving
ABC reports that Saudi Arabian women will be allowed to take part in local elections starting in 2015. “This is in a country where women are subjected to many restrictions, including not being allowed to drive. The United States and…