Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Why aren’t we talking to dolphins yet? Take it easy dudes, San Diego set off all of their fireworks at once this year. 100+ years of San Fermin bull running…
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Everything that can’t be categorized but is still wonderful!
“The stuff we write has to matter, and I’m always pushing to the core, the heart of that”
The 99 Percent interviews Cheryl Strayed in anticipation of her soon-to-be released collection of Dear Sugar columns, Tiny Beautiful Things. The author discusses Sugar’s origin story, writing as a means…
WAL-MART-TURNED-LIBRARY
The Los Angeles Times details a former Wal-Mart that has been converted into the “largest single-story library in the country.” The McAllen Public Library, located in a Texan town right…
Aesop Rock Returns
“…For whatever reason, making shit always seemed way, way, way more important and interesting to me than just about anything else one could do. Eventually the creativity switched focus from…
Science Update: Higgs Boson
First things first–Don’t call it the God Particle, even if you are making a joke about about the particle going to church. Don’t understand the big deal? Don’t sweat it–you’re…
Chris Andrews on Translation
“Sometimes the people who lament that global English has become a ‘grey language’ forget that the greyness predominates in certain social contexts, like business communication, and they forget that while…
THE F-WORD & THE NEW YORKER
Mary Norris writes about the gradual inclusion of profanity in The New Yorker in this short piece, exploring questions on how one properly quotes Earl Sweatshirt, and whether or not…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
I trust you’re all up on your Higgs Boson news, but did you know scientists also captured an atom’s shadow? My take away from this article: cheetahs aren’t doing it…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Happy birthday America. I know some people (read: we) give you a lot of guff, but that’s just cause we love you so much. We’re going to be taking things…
Tiny Beautiful Things Makes the Honor Roll
Entertainment Weekly reviews Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Strayed’s collection of Dear Sugar columns. Books over there are graded, and this one got a big ol’ A. Hooray! The review touches…
Support Publication of Young Authors: CanTeens Kickstarter
CanTeens, a literary and arts magazine, gives Harlem seventh graders an opportunity to discover and foster a love of reading, writing, and art through classes and a chance to see…
Thanks, Litseen
Remember last month’s celebration of written correspondence? Litseen has a winning combo of event footage and kinds words. We love you back!