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“One of My Muses—Ex-Pro-Choice Republican Arlen Specter—Was Defeated in the Democratic Primary…”
In recognition of Sen. Arlen Specter (D) — who switched to the Republican party in 1965 and then back to the Democratic party last year — losing his bid for reelection on Tuesday we give you the beautiful art of…
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Slow Writing: Archaic Forms of Technology Outlive Newer Ones
We love the image of these young people laboriously but lovingly writing their personal diaries as a way to preserve culture:
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Franzen Excerpts
You can read an excerpt from Freedom at the end of NPR’s review of the book here. You can also find a different excerpt, posted online by Vogue, here. Lastly, you can join the Jonathan Franzen One-Off Book Club (you…
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Facebook Declares the End of Books
Ok, guys. We had a good run, but that whole book thing is done and over according to Facebook. They’re suing a website called Teachbook.com, an online community for teachers, because it offers social networking AND has book in its…
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Larry Fahey: The Last Book I Loved, Bullet Park
I should say at the outset that while Bullet Park is a good book, and in my opinion a great book, it is not a sound book. Cheever is rightly (though myopically) criticized for never having really solved the novel,…
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Today is 8/26 Day!
826 National is “a family of eight nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing.” Pretty fantastic, right? Well there’s no day like today to help support youth literacy, and by “no day like today”…
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Renewed, Transfigured
Like boxes in storage, Andrea Scrima’s memories are itinerant. Wherever she resides, nothing seems to be in the right place.
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I Will Blurb Any Book Within 24 Hours! #10
Tired of waiting weeks or even MONTHS for back-cover endorsements from recognizable authors? I, Mickey Hess, will blurb any book – that’s right, ANY book – within 24 hours! Just look at these satisfied customers: Todd Dills’ All Hands On:…
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Morning Coffee
Kodak’s first digital camera. (via @caitlinroeper) Rockaway to Rockaway: This dude Matt just finished walking across the country. “How great would you feel if a real person called you every day to tell you, ‘You’re Awesome!‘?” Corporate design porn.
