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…
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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…
I Check After…
A new Twitter project called I CHECK AFTER calls on us to list one thing we do before checking our phones and computers in the morning. If we can’t think…
Weekend Features
Several not-to-be-missed essays appeared over the long weekend: Julia Goldberg’s “Wrinkles and Time,” Lauren Cerand’s “On Elegance,” and Ted Wilson’s review of circles.
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
What was until recently one of the world’s oldest things, is no more. NY phone booths as tiny libraries. How do snakes drink (this is something I wonder every day).…
Notable San Francisco 2/20-/26
This week in San Francisco – pepper the week with shows by indie artists for Noise Pop’s 20th birthday. AAAnndd….: Monday 2/20: Bender‘s kicks off a week of happy hour…
Notable New York, This Week 2/20-2/26
This week in New York, Beatrice.com hosts Blogger/Author; Critics Circle on the Oscars; The Rumpus: Letters in the Mail at Housing Works; How I Learned to Chill the F@#k Out…