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…
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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…
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…
Tiny Beautiful Things Round-Up
“’In the end, Tiny Beautiful Things is a guide for anyone who is lost, and those who only think they might be.” That’s an excerpt from today’s San Francisco Chronicle review…
Weekend Essay Round-Up
Here are three rad Rumpus essays you may have missed while sipping bottomless mimosas and taking in summer delights this weekend: David L. Ulin watches his son grow up in…
Notable San Francisco 7/16-7/22
This Week in San Francisco… Monday 7/16: Bird and Beckett’s Poets! series features Jerry Martien & Carlos Suarez reading from recent releases. Free, 7pm. Tuesday 7/17: Jennifer Barone and Ingrid…
Notable New York, This Week 7/16-7/22
This week in NYC: MONDAY 7/16: BOMB Magazine launches its summer issue at Bookcourt, featuring an audience Q&A and panel discussion with Joshua Cohen, Wayne Koestenbaum, Justin Lieberman, Carole Maso,…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The oldest Americans totally loved Stumptown Roasters. You Chose Wrong is your best Tumblr ever for the day. Here are some animal silhouettes. Good news: Google Street View can take…
Post Haste
This month, the U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with its plan to cut service hours and close stores nationwide, despite the continued existence of exchanges, such as Postcrossing and…
A “Future of Digital Publishing” Article That We’re Actually Excited About
“It’s an LG-something. It flips. Lately, though, it’s a little sad because the flipping mechanism has gotten very loose so it’s more like a flap-phone. It just dangles out there.”…
Whose Opinion Is Missing?
Talking Points Media reports on the deficit of female op-ed writers, citing an assessment conducted by The OpEd Project. The article quotes Katherine Lanpher, a member of the organization, who…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Good news autumn babies, you are more likely to live to be 100. Elsewhere on New Scientist: Maybe Pluto is a planet after all! It’s time to map the internet.…