August 2012
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Who wouldn’t want to read about young Arthur Conan Doyle’s Arctic adventures? The tubes are coming! So is Richard Branson’s sporty-submarine-jet-thing. The gender-neutral toy store is already here. Let us now describe fancy dresses.
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The Rumpus Interview with Phil Milstein
About twenty years ago, Phil X. Milstein damaged the psyches of my miscreant writer and musician friends in the Bay Area.
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POLICE LOG COMICS: MARCH 16th PACIFIC GROVE
“One male suspect pointed a handgun at the pizza delivery person…”
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In Defense of Lolo Jones
Much controversy has been sparked over the recent media attention being bestowed on the American hurdler Lolo Jones. Jones, who placed fourth in this Olympics’ 100-meters hurdle competition, has been a figure of debate since the New York Times wrote…
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90 Days, 90 Reasons
With time waning in the electoral race between Obama and Romney, the lack of energy and enthusiasm is striking. Obama’s reelection seems to be met with the proverbial sound of crickets chirping — a sound indicative of apparent voter apathy.…
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Muni Diaries Live
This Saturday, August 11, Muni Diaries Live will rock the Elbo Room. Come hear hilarious and true stories about everyone’s favorite rapid transit system from Broke-Ass Stuart, Hiya Swanhuyser, and more. You’ll even have a chance to get on stage…
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Throwing Stones at the Moon
Earlier this week, McSweeney’s published an excerpt from the next installment in its Voice of Witness book series. In case you’re unfamiliar, Voice of Witness—which also functions as a nonprofit—produces works that call attention to social injustices carried out on…
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An Elegy for Oxford American
There has been a shakeup recently at literary magazine The Oxford American. Editor and founder Marc Smirnoff and managing editor Carol Ann Fitzgerald were fired on July 15. They have since compiled a website detailing events leading up to and after their…
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Troy, Unincorporated by Francesca Abbate
The good news about Troy, Unincorporated by Francesca Abbate, is that though it is a re-imagination of Chaucer’s “Troilus and Criseyde” from his Canterbury Tales, you don’t have to have been an English major or a Chaucer lover to appreciate…
