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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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    “Removed from the Literary World…”

    “I always got trashed by people because I liked to go to nightclubs. When I was in my 20s, it always was so weird to me that everyone was being so mean because I liked to go to clubs. Should…

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    Tune of the Day

    Artists: Amores Vigilantes Song: “I Love You More Than You Love Me”

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    The Poet and The Rocker

    “The poet and rocker performed and talked for almost two hours on stage at the Dreyfuss Theater, the final event of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Words and Music Festival […] They sat on stools, Springsteen holding a guitar, Pinsky sometimes with…

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    “Did you attend journalism school? Is it a good way to ‘break-in?’”

    “I have no idea if that’s a good way to ‘break-in.’ Considering that the state of journalism today is like that of a bank that has been robbed, it’s hard to imagine why anyone would want to ‘break-in’ to it…

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    Tune of the Day

    Artist: Freddie Gibbs Song: “The Ghetto”

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    Lena Horne

    “Horne was an important trailblazer, the first African American performer signed by a major Hollywood studio.” “Actor, singer and activist” Lena Horne died on Sunday at the age of 92.

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    Brontë Sisters Power Dolls

    (via Flavorpill)

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    Shit Justin Halpern Says

    “It’s been insane. It’s like hitting the lottery, only less money. But I’m lucky like that, you know? Internet money.” The Book Bench talks with Justin Halpern, whose Twitter feed, @shitmydadsays, has led to the publication of a collection of…

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    48 Hrs

    The ambitious folks behind 48 Hour Magazine plan to “write, photograph, illustrate, design, edit, and ship a magazine in two days,” and you can join them. With the theme of issue zero announced (“Hustle”) the magazine’s editors are now accepting…

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    Tune of the Day

    Artists: The Donkeys Song: “Dolphin Center”

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    David Lipsky Excerpt

    “Suicide is such a powerful end, it reaches back and scrambles the beginning. It has an event gravity: Eventually, every memory and impression gets tugged in its direction.” A powerful excerpt from Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself:…

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    “Don’t Arrest Me, I’m White!”

    Protesting SB1070, Arizona’s atrocious new law, has led to some pretty great signs. Find more here.