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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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    Adjective Overdoses

    “For some people, being able to use all these words is rather like being faced with a chocolate box with multiple layers; the temptation to overindulge is just too great.” Alexander McCall Smith makes the case for conciseness.

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    TDR Tattoo

    A couple of weeks ago we told you about Two Dollar Radio’s offer of a free lifetime subscription to anyone who would tattoo the TDR logo onto their body. Well today Kevin Thomas, who also happens to be the creative…

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    Fluid Sculpture

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    Blog vs. Web Magazine

    So what’s the difference–if there even is any–between a “blog” and a “web magazine”? Farhad Manjoo tackles this question in the cleverly title “This Is Not a Blog Post.”

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    gPoem?

    Google is hoping to make a version of Google Translate that can actually handle the nuances of poetry. The Guardian isn’t sold though, and asks an important question: How will it handle “The Jabberwocky”?

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    “Lying to My Kids”

    Alex Grossman is lying to his children and it is hilarious.

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    “Who can I ask but you?”

    Zadie Smith on the funny business of mixing friendship and finances.

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    “Hey, wat pomp! Did I say that right?”

    Mother Jones has a two part interview (part 1, part 2) with everyone’s favorite South African hip-hop crew, Die Antwoord.

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    Is Booker the Best?

    From its diverse judges to its widespread influence, Laura Miller explains why she thinks the Man Booker Prize is the best literary award out there.

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    Behind the Interview

    Sari Botton shares the background story behind her interview with our founding editor, Stephen Elliott.

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    Bay Area

    Tonight in San Francisco at Ritual Coffee (1026 Valencia Street) Rumpus contributors Ian Huebert, Jesse Nathan, and Matthew Zapruder will be showing off their many talents (those being, mainly, poetry and art). Come on out tonight, Bay Area! Flier after…

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    Wes on Wes

    Our good friend John Wesley Harding interviews our good friend Wesley Stace over at LargeHeartedBoy. (Pssst! They’re both the same person!)