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Six Free Documentaries at Criterion
In honor of the True/False Film Fest, the Criterion Collection is making available for free online viewing six films that previously showed at the festival. They will be available through February 28th. The titles are Son of a Gun, Someday…
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The Most Mysterious Book Now Online
The Codex Seraphinianus — a mysterious book by an artist named Luigi Serafini, which is often described as seeming to be “a visual encyclopedia of an unknown planet” — has been placed online in its entirety. Back in 2007, Justin…
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Juggalo News
See also the Juggalo Gathering, the Juggalo Gathering Infomercial, and Juggalo movie trailer for Big Money Rustlas.
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Henry Chinaski’s Stamp
Are you a fan of Charles Bukowski? Want to see him get his own stamp? Over at PetitionSpot some folks are trying to make that happen: “Charles Bukowski is uniquely suited for this honor. For in addition to being an…
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2010 PEN/Faulkner Award Nominees Announced
The 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award nominees have been announced. They are: Sherman Alexie for War Dances Barbara Kingsolver for The Lacuna Lorraine M. López for Homicide Survivors Picnic and Other Stories Lorrie Moore for A Gate at the Stair (read The…
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A Book About Aboutness
“So: End Zone isn’t really a book about football or a book about warfare or a book about football as metaphor for warfare. It isn’t even a book about the cliché of football as metaphor for warfare. It’s a book…
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Hey, Design Junkies
Check it out: a detailed look at last year’s New York Times Magazine redesign with Design Director Arem Duplessis. (via @brilliantism)
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“Horses Aren’t Extinct”
“I don’t think paper has hit bottom by any means, but I also don’t think it will be a quick or simple fall. There will be bumps and twists and surprises on the road down. Print on paper will never…
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The Rumpus Long Interview with Paula Fox
“I can’t write about what’s going on in the next room, fiction. I can only write what’s going on in this room, reality. Of course one invents with reality also.”
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Morning Coffee
Sherman Alexie has written you a poem about My Sharona. (via GerryCanavan.) WFMU’s best show takes you through the darker side of power pop (mp3). The always reliable New Scientist has a handy list of tricks for alien trackers. Check…
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“True to my heart and true to art.”
“But here now was Patti Smith: a gangly, atonal, and androgynous punk poet wailing about her lack of faith in Jesus, and boys humping parking meters. Patti turned my Top 40 brain inside out. Gave it a sex change. A…