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Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeney’s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed News’ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.
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    Tune of the Day

    Artist: Blue Roses Song: “I Am Leaving”

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    16: Moments

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    Tune of the Day

    Artists: Discovery Song: “So Insane”

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    Tune of the Day

    Artists: A Sunny Day in Glasgow Song: “Failure”

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    PRESS +

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    Ten OTHER Things Martin Luther King Said

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    I was told there’d be cupcakes

    “The people who showed up for these events had usually never heard of me. They came because it was a party at their friend’s house and the friend promised to make those cupcakes they like or was calling in a…

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    “Mad Referencing Sprees”

    “What rescues Castle’s criticism from obscurity is her willingness to scrutinize her own work. Castle is as critical of herself as anyone else. The overconfidence she exudes in her mad referencing sprees is tempered by scrupulous introspection that finds the…

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    Tune of the Day

    Artists: Grass Widow Song: “Tattoo”

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    What Smart People Are Saying About Google.cn

    Have some questions? “Q. and A.: Google and China” with Evan Osnos. The Atlantic’s James Fallows says China is hyper-confident (in their “Bush/Cheney phase”), but that the government has been “thrown off balance” by Google’s announcement. After Google’s throwdown, why…

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    On Creating The Adderall Diaries

    Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott is giving a series of lectures on using your life in your writing. Check out the links to reserve a place and more information. Proceeds benefit 826. New York, January 20, 826 NYC. Boston, January 23,…

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    An Oldie

    An oldie from The Rumpus archives in memory of Teddy Pendergrass, who died yesterday: “Get Down with the Philly Sound!” We recommend you read it while listening to this.

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