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Charles Blow on Skip Gates
If I had to guess, based on the reaction I saw and read over the last day and a half, I’d say roughly 0% of the white male pundits bloviating on the arrest of Skip Gates and the President’s subsequent…
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Really, Really Old Beer
One of the highlights of my time living in San Francisco was the 9 months I worked part time at Anchor Brewing. I learned more about beer in those nine months than in all the time previous and since, and…
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Saturday Morning Links
Let’s say you were the kind of person who thinks the Bible could use a little livening up, a little updating–you’d probably find Overthinking It’s post on fusing the KJV with the Nintendo Universe right up your alley. If you’re…
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Random Media Notes
“The Washington Post convened a panel of ten people to weigh in on whether a news outlet should cover an alleged sexual assault or not. No shock, ten panelists = ten men.” Way to go, WaPo! Ann Arbor.com starts up…
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The True Politics of Whole Foods
I usually shop for supplies at the corner bodega, rarely making it to an actual grocery store. But, when imagining a more responsible me, I picture myself with a steady girlfriend shopping at the local Whole Foods. Whole Foods seems…
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What’s New with Rick Moody
Identitytheory.com has posted an interview with Rumpus music guru and all-around literary genius Rick Moody. The Q&A, conducted by Meg White (no, not THAT Meg White), delves into the vortex of newness swirling about Moody—the new father (congrats, Rick!) has…
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A Remembrance of Frank McCourt
“Sit back. I’m going to tell you a story,” Frank said in his brogue, looking into the distance like a Homerian epic-teller. “Don’t you ever dare steal it.”
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Morning Coffee
Carnivorous Mexican squids, mysteriously leaving their home waters, have been attacking divers off the coast of San Diego. There is a parable here but I’m having trouble finding it. Have you seen Todd Rundgren’s website? Why not? (requires flash, and…
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Wallace Shawn On Writing About Sex
“Various people who have liked me or cared about me — people who have believed in my promise as a writer — have hinted to me at various times in my life that an excessive preoccupation with the subject of…
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When The Rent’s Due Soon
“After opening my post on many mornings, I indulge in a few minutes of anguish and muted screams, then devote the next hour or more, if necessary, to tackling the mess. When I have satisfied myself that I have done…