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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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    Iran Links

    “With the Marchers: A resident reports from the streets and the rooftops.” The BBC interviews Caspian Makan, the fiance of Neda Agha-Soltan whose murder at the hands of the Basij was witnessed by the world  on YouTube (warning: this video…

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    A Few Internet Porn Facts

    via GOOD.

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    Iran News Links

    The Iranian government has made its first move toward some form of dialogue to “defuse the outrage.” Hundreds of thousands rally in Tehran to mourn dead, defying Iran’s supreme leader. Mousavi’s external spokesman, Mohsen Makhmalbaf states, “Ahmadinejad is the Bush…

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    Laïka

    via Rice Candy: Laïka—is a 3 min animation Guillaume Blanchet created using matches & match boxes; this video was produced to celebrate the 10th birthday of a famous bar in Montreal (The Laïka). For those of you who may not…

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    Iran News Links

    32 reported dead. New protest builds as Iranian government expands crackdown. “The photos coming out of Tehran demonstrate, movingly and beautifully, that women are on the front lines of the protests taking place there, veils and all.” More pictures of…

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    Science Is Having Second Thoughts About Booze

    “Alcohol in moderation is good for you.” This has been the conclusion of countless scientific studies. That apple a day to keep the doctor away, according to researchers, should be served with a nice glass of Pinot. Many (myself excluded…

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    Arlington: The Rap

    “I’m ducking gunfire daily, Check to see if one got me, But that’s just life in the hood, When I go get my puffed kashi…” (via almost everyone I know in DC). More videos by Remy.

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    Happy Bloomsday!

    Today is the 105th anniversary of Leopold Bloom’s one-day passage through the ordinary streets of Dublin in James Joyce’s Ulysses. Dubliners and Joyce-lovers around the world are celebrating the author as well as the book, with readings, races, reenactments, and…

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    Iran News Links

    Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls for an election inquiry. A “how to” guide to tracking Iran protests with Twitter and social media. @PersianKiwi may be the world’s most important journalist right now. Gunfire from pro-government militia kills one…

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    Frank Zappa Plays a Bicycle

    A young Frank Zappa plays a bicycle or two on the Steve Allen show. Watch the entire episode over at Laughing Squid.

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    Zach Galifianakis Is Absurd

    John Wray, author of the novel Lowboy, recently wrote “The Making of Zach Galifianakis” for The New York Times Magazine. Wray takes a long look at how the scruffy comedian, who leans more on performance art than old school stand…

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    Morning Coffee

    Whoops — Mattel names new American Girl doll after alleged ‘eco-terrorist.’ A better New York City Transit Map (you’re welcome, New Yorkers). Bookstores worth browsing. Skaters perform tricks. Catch? They don’t use skateboards. Feces + a whodunnit = Whopooped.org (even…

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