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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The future is (still) now! Tomorrow’s hate crimes today! It is time to think very seriously about what we are going to feed people on the way to Mars. Google will take you along Shackleton’s footsteps. Maybe we should release…
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Rumpus, Readings
Today’s essay by Saeed Jones, “How Men Fight For Their Lives,” is not only a must-read but also kicks of our new Rumpus, Readings feature. The brainchild of essays editor Roxane Gay, Rumpus, Readings will accompany select original essays and…
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A Literary Take on America’s Sacrifice Zones
Check out this audio slideshow of author Chris Hedge’s and graphic journalist Joe Sacco’s newest endeavor, Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt (June 2012). Hedge and Sacco traveled across America to document different sacrifice zones – “areas that have been…
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Reading Between The Lines
Over at the Los Angeles Review of Books, Elizabeth Koch tackles neuroscience, quantum physics, linguistics, OCD, Russians, precocious children, interconnectivity, interactive books, and learning to write again. From “The Space Between the Lines Is Your Life”: “Keep your pen on the…
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The Deckle Edge
If you’re still reading paper books—and more notably, hardbacks—you’ve probably noticed some of the pages look a little rough around the edges. Two years ago, The Millions published a piece on the “deckle edge,” a byproduct of the paper-making process that causes…
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PASSWORD: A Literary Speakeasy
Litquake’s upcoming literary speakeasy promises “Prohibition-era cocktails, jazz, readings, and lots of feathers.” Bay Area writers, including Rumpus friends Robin Ekiss, Josh Mohr, and our own Isaac Fitzgerald, will channel prominent historic authors. Thursday, July 19th, 8pm at San Francisco’s…
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AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
Devoted fans of Ai Weiwei this side of the Pacific have reason to celebrate: Alison Klayman’s documentary on the celebrated Chinese artist is scheduled to premiere in U.S. theatres on July 27th. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry follows the artist over…
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On “Proper” English and Objective Legislation
It’s no secret that English is a constantly shifting, malleable, many-headed beast of a language, yet, much of the time, writers and speakers insist emphatically on obeying its many ostensibly rigid rules. At The New York Times, linguist John McWhorter writes…
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Leigh Stein at BOMBLOG
This week’s installment of BOMB’s “Word Choice” is four poems by Leigh Stein, whose new collection, Dispatch from the Future, launches July 19th at Melville House. The poems, like Stein’s debut novel, The Fallback Plan—a depiction of after-college limbo—strike a powerful balance…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The world is still filled with mystery (for now)! Archaeologist finds Stonehenge-like ruins in Syria. Today in let’s-watch-this-get-constructed: The Empire State Building! The future is a place where you get genetic code in your email. Huzzah for library posters of…
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Dave Eggers Public Signings
Dave Eggers will be signing copies of his new book, A Hologram for the King, at two independent San Francisco bookstores this week: Tuesday, July 17th: Books Inc. (Opera Plaza) Noon to 1 pm, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA Wednesday, July…
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Lucky Peach Signing Tonight
Listen up, Bay Area! Lucky Peach masterminds will be signing copies of the new issue tonight at Omnivore Books on Food (3885 Cesar Chavez Street). The event is free and kicks off at 7:30pm.