2012
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Anti-Hipster sentiments rising in Berlin
According to a recent article in The L Magazine, anti-hipster and tourist sentiments seem to be growing in Berlin. The article suggests an upsurge of abuse has been directed towards tourists and hipsters, who some Berlin-ians blame for gentrification.
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Let’s all start the day with a river system on Titan. Important news update: snow is pretty. Everyone loves abandoned high school photos. And now a French kid’s book from the 1920s. The short version is that ketamine will make…
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Displays of Affection
I’m a reluctant decorator. Maybe it’s because I’m really a poet, or maybe because I’m a slob. Either way, despite a life long fascination with my own personal mise en scenes I’ve tried never to let the professional impulse sink…
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Critical Hit Awards Judged by Rumpus Books Editor
With so many books available, it’s easy to spend hours meandering through reviews. Book reviews often facilitate our reading decisions, but rarely do reviewers receive the recognition they deserve. Last month, Rumpus books editor M. Rebekah Otto judged Electric Literature’s Critical Hit…
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Fact-Checking Little House on the Prairie
Several months ago, Maggie Koerth-Baker wrote about Laura Ingalls Wilder’s account of her family’s brush with a trio of serial-killer siblings and her decision to leave the gruesome tale out of her Little House on the Prairie books. The details of…
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David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Poetry Wars
One of the more mind-blowing get-togethers to take place in the last ten years occurred in Havana, Cuba, when Fidel Castro led a unique international conference that brought together participants in the Cuban missile crisis from the U.S., the former…
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The Literary Legacy of Ursula K. Le Guin
At Bookslut, Julie Phillips writes about how Ursula K. Le Guin, who has worked largely in science-fiction and fantasy, deserves a place in the literary canon. Her work is shaped by the books of Italo Calvino and Virginia Woolf, and…
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Divorce comes to Sesame Street
“This isn’t an easy topic, but that’s the beauty of muppets. They can do things that even some grownups can’t.” Tumblr Storyboard and TIME showcase the process of bringing touchy subjects to Sesame Street. The program is well prepared for…
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Winning Typos
At The Atlantic Wire, Jen Doll chronicles the most embarrassing typos and copy-editing errors of the year. Misspellings have really run the gamut in 2012, including but not limited to, but vs. butt, public vs. pubic, and confusing “socialite” with…
