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I’m Not Exactly Sure Why Street Gangs Need Business Cards
Do the Almighty Freaks run into the Insane Unknowns at a midwestern regional gang conference and trade info so they can get together work on some projects? “Great meeting you in that afternoon workshop yesterday,” says Ca$her to Chewdog, “Let’s…
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The Latest Talks from TED
TED, or Technology, Entertainment, Design, began as a conference in 1984 that brought together leaders in those three fields with the mission of spreading ideas. Now, the annual conference challenges presenters to give “the talk of their lives” in 18…
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DEAR SUGAR: “And all this Hot Catholic Energy, too. Man, Catholics are such sexy freaks.”
Just remember what you were when Sugar found you.
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The Giro D’Italia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Me
I have long believed that the very unpopularity of professional cycling in this country is a point in its favor—that my enthusiasm for this sport renders me more worldly, more sophisticated, more European than the average American sports fan. What,…
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Kids + Money
A preview for Lauren Greenfield’s “Kids + Money,” which won the 2009 Sundance Short Award. The documentary is featured in Wholphin No 8.
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An Old Review of Kafka’s Love Letters
“Freely pouring his emotions into the letters, Kafka is, by turns, passionate [‘I belong to you; there is really no other way of expressing it, and that is not strong enough’], self-deprecating [‘my energies have always been pitifully weak’], possessive…
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Raymond Chandler on Pulp, on Writing, and on Readers
My wife’s been steadily devouring Raymond Chandler, pacing herself so she doesn’t read it all at once (there is, after all, a limited supply). The other night she started in on the story collection Trouble is My Business and read…
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Little House on the Amazon
Galley Cat notes speculation on a patent filed by Amazon for a small building design. (The patent’s here…) The Street weighs in with that claim that “If, indeed, Amazon were to embark on retail locations, analysts think it would only…
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John Madera: The Last Book I Loved, Fog & Car
I have a problem with fidelity. But don’t call me a book slut as I prefer the term “promiscuous bibliophile.” When so many seductive stories vie for my attention, how can I settle for just one?
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The Rumpus Interview with Thomas Voorhies
Thomas Voorhies is a Los Angeles-based painter and screenwriter. The intimate discomfort of his portraits is counterbalanced by a lush, sensual style. His canvases compartmentalize his concerns, frame his worries, and liberate his imagination. For a single night on June…
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Shame Makes Us Who We Are
Anyone who has ever been in a creative writing workshop knows the type of shame ordinarily suffered only by lifestyle submissives. And in the new Bookforum, Mark Grief, while reviewing Mark McGurl’s The Program Era, plays with McGurl’s idea that…