Writing as a Radical Way of Living
Last Monday I had the good fortune to catch a talk given by Natasha Wimmer, translator of Roberto Bolaño’s novels the Savage Detectives and 2666, at the 111 Minna Gallery…
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Why Wear a Ghillie Suit When You Can You Can Paint One On?
Who doesn’t like urban camouflage in all forms? Well, let’s take it up a notch!
A FAN’S NOTES, The Rumpus Sports Column #16: Wildcat, Baby
This past week’s pro football storylines were, in a word, beautiful. First of all, before the games even began, there was the matter of Rush Limbaugh wanting to become an…
Health Care Links
Is the public option in Reid’s hands? Ezra Klein weighs in on “The Insurance Industry’s Deceptive Report” Senator Snowe (R) helped vote through legislation to remake the health care system,…
The Eyeball #29: Oscilloscope Laboratories, Dear Zachary
Oscilloscope Laboratories is the movie studio helmed by Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys. MCA isn't just fucking around, he's serious about quality films. For proof, look no further than the devastating documentary by Kurt Kuenne, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.
The Weightlifting Snowman in Pictures
Readers and listeners agree: the tale of the weightlifting snowman story is tops. Like the majestic phoenix arising from the ashes, this story was first written for the NY Times magazine…
Morning Coffee
It’s raining outside, everything is going to be ok. Let’s get straight to the point: a new David Attenborough series is a thing to be celebrated. Swedish architecture porn: Evolver!…
The Facts About John Cheever
The publication of a great writer’s collected works should be a cause for celebration, and or at least a measured reassessment. How disturbing, then, that the Library of America’s two-volume…
TRUTH SERUM:
Defriendship (Part 1)
Bay Area residents, come meet Jon Adams at the Alternative Press Expo this weekend (17th-18th). Or wait at home for him to come visit you. It will probably be while…
Pictures of Space that Look Like Pieces of the Heavens
Last week Alexis Madrigal wrote a fascinating article on Wired.com about terrestrial astrophotography; that is to say, photos of the night sky taken from the ground. Most such photos that…