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Michele Knapp

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The Shorty Q & A with Larry Smith

  • Michele Knapp
  • March 3, 2009
Larry Smith of SMITH Magazine keyed into the popularity and resonance of short, pithy bios even before “tweet” made its way firmly into the vernacular.
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The Rumpus Interview with Zak Smith

  • Michele Knapp
  • January 16, 2009
Nobody ever asks me, “Why make paintings?” Is wanting to spend your time around attractive women who like to have sex much more difficult a desire for journalists to understand…
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Obama Gets Advice from America’s Kids

  • Michele Knapp
  • January 16, 2009
Hot off the presses is a new book by kids titled Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country.  Students of non-profit writing center 826 Valencia have
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New Yorker Fiction 2008

  • Michele Knapp
  • January 15, 2009
The Millions breaks down a year’s worth of New Yorker short stories, including brief synopses and a list of favorites.
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Doughnuts & the Death of Journalism

  • Michele Knapp
  • January 15, 2009
What do doughnuts and the internet’s erosion of journalism have in common?
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The Book of Kings

  • Michele Knapp
  • January 8, 2009
The Shahnama, a Persian literary masterpiece, tells the story of Greater Iran from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century.  Princeton University…
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Berlin in Pictures

  • Michele Knapp
  • January 5, 2009
Jason Lutes has completed two of the planned three volumes of his graphic novel series, Berlin, which takes place at the end of the Weimar Republic.
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