Science Saturday
Aging eyes can adversely affect your health. Easily pronounced names may make people more likable. I wonder if there’s a backlash against names which get too popular? Do you want…
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The Rumpus at AWP
The AWP Convention starts this coming Wednesday, and The Rumpus will be there. Thursday night we’ll be raising money for 826 Chicago, which is an awesome youth literacy program and…
Saturday Morning Links
Two days ago I watched rain turn into snow and back into rain again over a three minut stretch. I’ve never seen that before. Hooray for Kickstarter–I really mean that–but…
Did Sugar Get ‘Shopped?
Jezebel wonders whether Vogue photoshopped Sugar/Cheryl Strayed in their recent interview. We don’t have an answer, but it’s sadly clear that Strayed doesn’t look like her beautiful self–or “like anyone,”…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
You might think that flying squids are cool, but really they are just lazy jerks. Even more (significantly less) old science books. Today is perhaps a good day to think…
USA Today‘s Letter Love
Letters in the Mail got love from USA Today! The article highlights a few letters that have already been sent and subscriber reactions.
Sugar Face
We’ve posted a new Dear Sugar! Hooray! Today’s column is the first to go live since it was announced that Sugar is, in fact, author Cheryl Strayed. As a celebration…
The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago
We are excited to to present an AWP offsite spectacular/fundraiser: The Rumpus Reads for 826 Chicago. Featuring readings by Nick Flynn, Cheryl Strayed (yes indeed, Sugar will be in the…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Dangerous life-affirmation watch: being drunk and sleepy is totally (scientifically) good for your creativity. Meanwhile, also from Wired, antiquarian science books hurray! Way to be gross, new amphibian family. I’ve…
Hot Pink Tour
Adam Levin’s Hot Pink tour is kicking off this weekend. Events begin in San Francisco on February 26th, 1p.m. for the Jewish BookFest Panel at JCCSF and February 27th, 7p.m.…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
The world’s most interesting man is no more. (via Atlas Obscura.) You guys! Steam planet! Steam planet you guys! Dept. of this-is-a-thing: Occupy Riverdale. Way to find a hidden 298…