What About All That Pornography?
“People want peace, and when given a voice, they’ll work tirelessly for it,” said Wired Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson. “In the short term, a Twitter account may be no match for an…
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EMERGENCY DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column: What’s a Girl to Do About Glenn Beck?
As for the fate of the country, my money is on roving diesel mobs. But then, my money has always been on roving diesel mobs.
Xtravaganza and Michael Kors in the House
On Saturday, November 14, 2009, I attended “MODA, La Envidia Xtravaganza Ball.” The ball was a drag competition hosted by Hector Xtravaganza at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza, which was…
Notable New York, This Week 11/23-11/29
This week in New York Justin Taylor and literary collective Wu Ming read, Tim Burton exhibit opens, Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage and other films screen, Julian Plenti performs,…
Joyland (It’s Real!)
Joyland, the literary magazine/website that’s “a hub for short fiction,” has opened up a new tab on their website for San Francisco. So for all you SF based writer types:…
Back from The War – Here’s some Ecstasy.
Rates of PTSD for Iraq war veterans have been estimated as up to 35% in a Stanford University study. The Army has reached out to alternative therapies from yoga…
Kyle Kinane’s I’m Dead and It’s All My Fault #12
You don’t have to pay the mafia back if you can outsmart them, Doug. Check out this wig.
Morning Coffee
Kurt Vonnegut’s letter home. Abandoned wood burning stoves. A look inside a San Francisco opium den circa 1889. Rebecca Ward‘s tape installations. Pickled evidence for evolution.
Conversations About The Internet #4: Brett Gaylor on Filesharing and Remix Culture
In setting up Open Source Cinema, I was inspired by the open source software process – software that people can contribute to and change and collectively build. And I thought…
SMALL POTATOES: Better Than Caffeine
On Tuesday, November 24th, four limited edition prints from Paul’s new yearly series Album will be released by 20×200.com. If you choose to log on to 20×200, you can have…