Notable New York, This Week 7/25-7/31
This week in New York Smith Magazine Six-Word Memoirs and more, Poets House Showcase Reading, BOMB Magazine issue 116 party at powerHouse Arena, The Soundtrack Series at Le Poisson Rouge,…
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LaToya Jordan
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LaToya Jordan is a writer from Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of the poetry chapbook, Thick-Skinned Sugar (Finishing Line Press, 2015) and her work has been listed as notable in Best American Essays 2016. Her writing has appeared in Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, Mom Egg Review, Poets & Writers, The Rumpus, and more. Visit her at latoyajordan.com.
Bombay v. New York: A Very Short Q&A with Photographer Nisha Sondhe
Sometimes I walk through my city and think, “there’s no place like home.” I’m a native New Yorker and there are still things about the city that amaze me, such…
Writers Should Go To Prison
“Today, however, being chained to the desk, as the expression goes, is no longer a guarantee of productivity. Who can stick with the blank page when the click of a…
Notable New York, This Week 7/18-7/24
This week in New York A Public Space presents a reading with contributor Robert Sullivan, Brando Skyhorse and friends read at KGB Bar, a reading by Finishing Line Press poets…
Blake Butler on Submissions
At The Awl, Blake Butler has let us in on a little secret: he’s posted a spreadsheet with every piece of writing he’s submitted from 2006 to 2008. It’s an…
What is Culture?
“Culture is anti-rivalrous. The more people know and sing a song, the more cultural value it has. The more people watch my film Sita Sings the Blues, or read my…
The California Milk Board Has the Cure for PMS
“Milk can help reduce the symptoms of PMS,” says the new “Got Milk” ads by the California Milk Processor Board. Instead of targeting their ads to women (aka actual PMS…
Science Saturday
Jello made from humans? So, maybe you don’t need to force yourself to drink those eight glasses of water a day. What can baboon males teach us about human males?…
Saturday Morning Links
Good morning! I’m covering for Brian Spears today, who’s probably unpacking boxes in his new home (or sleeping) as you’re reading these links. Read this feature in The Stranger because…
Notable New York, This Week 7/11-7/17
This week in New York Rebecca Wolff reads from her new novel at Book Court; Under the Influence, an exhibition of hip-hop inspired art at powerHouse Arena; Poets House showcase…
Your Unfinished Novel Here
My Unfinished Novels is a new website that asks the question, “Why was this novel abandoned?” If you’re holding onto 55 pages of a manuscript written in 1999 that you…