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Isaac Fitzgerald
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Books Under Lock and Key
“The objection was reviewed by a panel, in keeping with the library’s policy. It determined the book no longer belonged on the open stacks, but rather should be tucked away in the Hunt Collection, which are kept in a vault-like…
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Random Media Notes
The Seattle Times covers a fascinating story: “A mystery man awakes in Discovery Park.” O’Reilly/NBC feud takes a new turn. Jayson Blair, “best known for foisting plagiarism and fabrications into the pages of The New York Times,” is now a…
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The Longest “Poem”
“Good Morning world.. out grinding to get mine, and I will get mine.. “i totally recommend the newest Iron and Wine “The Freshman and Juniors were awesome in class today. “dentist appointment AND optometrist appointment. NERD DAY!” Andrei Gheorghe is…
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“Autumn Story”
From Firekites‘ album The Bowery. Video co-directed by Yanni Kronenberg and Lucinda Schreiber.
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Fear and Self-Loathing
“Losing my job was a wake up call. But being disregarded as a person lit a fire in my gut. I started my car and peeled out, middle finger extended and the burden of five unhappy years left behind.” From…
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Random Media Notes Update
“Jericho Scott was the 9-year-old who briefly became a media sensation when he was deemed ‘too good’ to pitch in his youth league. A year later, Craig Fehrman checks in on Jericho and finds that everyone got the story wrong.”…
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Random Media Notes
Sam Zell is preparing to abandon the Chicago Tribune. Wall Street Journal discrimination lawsuit proceeds to trial. Mashable founder Pete Cashmore says “Social media is the media.” MySpace acquires music sharing service iLike. “Travelers passing through London’s Heathrow Airport this…
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Promoting Punk
Nick Rombes is an associate professor and chair of the English department at University of Detroit Mercy. He is also the author of A Cultural Dictionary of Punk: 1974-1982, a book that is far more punk than its academic title…
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The One?
“If you could read just one novel, what would it be?” That was the most recent query posed over at The Millions’ ongoing column Ask a Book Question. Many Millions contributors responded, recommending Slaughterhouse-Five, The Great Gatsby, and The Corrections…
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“Why Aren’t There Any Accordions?”
“JC: What is music good for that books aren’t? “DH: Driving, dancing around in your underwear, sitting around talking. “JC: What are books good for that music is no good at? “DH: Narrative, extrasensual immersion, cerebral bliss, philosophical and moral…
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D. A. Powell’s Desert Island
“Nearly everything that inspires me both eternally and in the moment is present in one non-hierarchical heap. Or several heaps. A letter from a man in prison who seems to have read some of my poems–he sent me some of his own, written with…