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Notes on E-books and Readers
The big news this week was the iPad announcement, including the tech-world’s dismissal of it. (Fraser Speirs addresses that nicely.) But there’s a lot more happening in the world of…
Science Saturday
If the moon seemed overly large last night, there’s a reason why. Our DNA is only half-human. What’s the rest of us made from? California has claimed the first moon-landing…
Saturday Morning Links
Call me a Philistine, but I felt Howard Zinn’s death way more than J.D. Salinger’s. Here’s some links for your Saturday morning. Dahlia Lithwick examines the contradictions and contortions KBR…
Steve Almond’s Bad Poetry Corner #13: In Hiroshima
(Writing wretched verse so you don’t have to since 1995) In Hiroshima In Hiroshima, after the bomb the sick lay close as lovers, the strong put tags on those who…
Hellish Advertising
Rumpus cartoonist Jon Adams brought this ridiculous cover for Dante’s Inferno to our attention. Not only does the cover image look like it has more to do with a Ridley…
Is Borders Broke?
Financial Times reported on Wednesday that small vendors are retaining counsel to make sure they get paid by Borders.
Morning Coffee
C. D. Payne’s museum of oddities. Some people live lives filled with beautiful Chinese tea house/spas. I am not one of these people. New Scientist on our most likely next…
Sign Spinning 101: Jesse, The Human Directional
“When I moved to California I noticed there were Human Directionals at almost every intersection. In Chicago they had people holding onto signs but they didn’t have the same enthusiasm…
Bolaño: The Last Interview
“M.M.: What do you wish to do before dying? R.B.: Nothing special. Well, clearly I’d prefer not to die. But sooner or later the distinguished lady arrives. The problem is…