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Junot Diaz on the Virtues of Being Stubborn
Junot Diaz, winner of the Pulitzer for my favorite book of the last few years The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, has written a pretty inspiring tale of frustration and perseverance in O Magazine about the process of writing…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Blog Roundup
Good morning, world. This week, the blogs are full of fun. Many of them had wondrous posts having to do with lovable, humorous, classic sci-fi authors like Vonnegut and Bradbury and Adams. It was a week made for me. Also,…
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The Rumpus Sunday Book Review Supplement
It’s fall! The air is crisp, the leaves are falling, and I can’t seem to leave my house.
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Here’s some interesting reading from the world of poetry this week. Michael Schaub at HTMLGIANT picks up where the Poetry Foundation left off a little while ago about martinis and poets. You’ll like their entries. This is a little dated…
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The Last Poem I Loved: “Made Flesh” by Craig Arnold
I met the poet Craig Arnold only once. It was late February or early March of this year.
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Science Saturday
So, might time travel explain the problems with the super-collider? For the first time, photographic evidence of the placebo effect in action. Performance affects perception, even for professional athletes. If you’ve always suspected that your bullying boss is an idiot,…
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Full Disclosure
There’s been a bit of an explosion in the blog world because of some statements made by Richard Cleland of the Bureau of Consumer Protection about potential fines over issues of disclosure and compensation. It’s worrisome because it’s another example…
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Saturday Morning Links
Morning, everyone! Here’s some links to get you started this weekend. Shepard Fairey admits to submitting false images to the court in his fair use lawsuit against the AP. Not good, even if his argument is that the underlying fair…
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The November Monthly Rumpus
The Rumpus and Wholphin proudly present: Hate To Be Alone November 9 at The Makeout Room, 3229 22nd St., 7pm Please join us for a night of literature, music, and comedy featuring: Tamim Ansary, author of Destiny Disrupted Ethan Gilsdorf,…
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Elusive Illustradora
The graphic artist MILK keeps a low profile. I first found her art over at DesignLlama while looking for something interesting, and that was the end of my search. Or rather, the beginning.