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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: Ape School Song: “Wail to God”

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    Tune of the Day

    Artist: Cage Song: “I Never Knew You”

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    Auto-Tune the News #9

    Nobel. Health Care. United Nations. By The Gregory Brothers

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    Random Media Notes

    “New York Times San Francisco Edition Launches Today” Condé Nast continues to cut staff. Ted Turner says he would like to run CNN again. Nick Denton: “At meetings at Gawker, we quite shamelessly rip off things that magazines do well…”…

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    Lights and Water

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    The Brain and the E-Book

    “Is there a difference in the way the brain takes in or absorbs information when it is presented electronically versus on paper? Does the reading experience change, from retention to comprehension, depending on the medium?” David Gelernter, a professor of…

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    Tune of the Day

    Artist: John Wesley Harding Song: “Bottom of the Top” Live in San Francisco? See John Wesley Harding (and so much more) tonight for only $10!

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    Health Care Links

    Is the public option in Reid’s hands? Ezra Klein weighs in on “The Insurance Industry’s Deceptive Report” Senator Snowe (R) helped vote through legislation to remake the health care system, but where does she stand on public option? “Nearly 100…

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    Ghost Writer

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    Tune of the Day

    Artists: Kindness Song: “Gee Wiz”

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    Taking the Hit

    Mike Webster, “one of the greatest players in N.F.L. history,” went on to become a recluse who slept on the floor at an Amtrak Station. Terry Long, who played for the Steelers, “killed himself four years ago by drinking antifreeze.”…

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    Random Media Notes

    Journalists who covered Iran’s election protests are fleeing the country in fear of retribution. Metro Desk at The New York Times cancels all newspaper and magazine subscriptions. “Facebook Asks Page Owners to Prove Authenticity” Czech papers go “hyperlocal” to save…

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