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Claire Rush

Claire Rush studies Geography and French at UC Berkeley. She lives in one of the largest co-ops in North America and has been an active member in the Berkeley Student Cooperative for the last two years. Apart from yoga and biking and the occasional hike, her main activities include chilling, hanging around, trying to teach herself how to cook, daydreaming about Burning Man, and watching seasons of old TV shows on the internet.
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    The Indie Lit Summit 2011

    Washington, D.C.’s literary scene will be welcoming editors and writers alike for the Indie Lit City Summit on July 16, 2011. Largely organized by Dan Brady, one of the Barrelhouse editors, the event is meant to serve as a brainstorming…

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    Philip K. Dick: “Ignore the bad patches, just keep reading”

    Explore the many different ways of reading and understanding the writings of Philip K. Dick, particularly the unsettling yet enticing allure of his “unquotable prose”.

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    An Artist’s Release

    Ai Weiwei, a prominent Chinese artist openly critical of the Chinese Communist Party, has been released from prison after a three-month detention. To add to his international  acclaim and recognition, the blog he started in 2006 (which was shut down…

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    Regarding John Ross’ Ashes: A Very Specific Request

    Let’s collectively remember John Ross, a “relentless political and literary experimenter” with revolutionary tendencies. Best known for his book Murdered by Capitalism and his coverage of the Zapatistas movement in Mexico, where he spent a significant portion of his life,…