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The Plight of the Eloquent
At the beginning of Avenue Q, the Broadway Musical notorious for its puppets who say and do dirty things, the fresh-out-of-college Princeton glides onto the stage (as well as puppets…
Books, Movies, Magic: The Rediscovered Genius of the Automaton
I recently read “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” a sort of hybrid graphic-young adult novel by Brian Selznik that tells a fictionalized story revolving around Georges Méliès, the frenchman who…
Morning Coffee
We use the word diorama twice! Lose/Lose is an art game that makes sure you feel the consequences of your actions. Tiny dioramas made of food! Coyotes and wolves have…
“The New Literacy”
Kids these days. With their facebook, twitter, and texts. They’re always wasting time on the internet, bouncing from one thing to the next, hardly able to focus long enough to…
The Blurb #10: Managing Writers in the Workplace – A Guide for Employers
Writers are most inspired when they have no time to write, thus employment keeps them writing, and suppresses maladaptive behaviors most of us are happy to read about but don’t want to ever actually see.
Things to Think About: Publishing Links
A handful of literary agencies deepen their commitment to publicity. The Dayton Literary Peace Prizes, which recognize “the power of literature to promote peace and nonviolence,” have been announced. An…
“I don’t want to hide this and be miserable my whole life.”
Supportive moms, special dances, harassment, unprepared school admins, gay straight alliance groups, and living a life “nearly incomprehensible to earlier generations of gay youth.” Benoit Denizet-Lewis, author of America Anonymous:…
Bored to Death’s Animated Opening Sequence
Also, Jonathan Ames points out “things of possible interest, the subtext as it were” in regards to episode 1. (via @JonathanAmes)