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“My Worst Mistake? Getting Sick of My Work”
Fiction writer Michelle Wittle got so tired of going over her short story that she just sent the damn thing out, assuming it had no typos. Oops. Of course, this…
Random Media Links
“FCC Endorses Network Neutrality” Activists behind yesterday’s NY Post parody have been detained by police. “Glenn Beck: McCain Would Have Been Worse Than Obama” Journalism still finding recruits, if not…
The Rumpus Mini-Interview with Shya Scanlon
We’re catching up with Shya Scanlon halfway through the serialization of his novel, Forecast, across 42 web journals and blogs. The Rumpus: How is the serialization going? How are people…
Stop Making Sense
An odd ‘un in the Guardian about a new study in this month’s Psychological Science:
Re-Commencement: Notes on an English Professor’s Retirement
My father knew he had a jealous daughter, and I knew he was impervious: the books—and the inner life he cultivated with tremendous discipline—would always win.
Morning Coffee
Scientists capture giant squid in the Gulf of Mexico! (via MeFi.) Nicholas Gurewitz (of the completely brilliant Perry Bible Fellowship) has created a soundtrack to the fake Wes Anderson movie…
Postcards from Lagos
The other week, Juxtapoz photographer Chris Osburn published a bunch of photos from a recent trip to Nigeria, and he’s calling the series Postcards from Lagos. He reports that Lagos…
“I love you, Irene.”
“Nothing I can say can change the past.” “I done lost my voice.” “I would like to say goodbye.” “I want to ask if it is in your heart to…
Notable New York, This Week 9/21-9/27
As the New York Bureau Chief, I thought it might be a good idea to round up some notable literary and cultural events going on around New York that I…
A More Harmonious Union
It’s become pro forma for the media to refer to those citizens who descended upon Washington, DC, on September 12, as loyal opponents of the Obama agenda. Fair enough. But…