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Notable New York, This Week 10/19-10/25
This week, Chinua Achebe speaks, n+1 in conversation with Reihan Salam and Ross Douthat, Jonathan Lethem reads, composer/drummer Bobby Previte with Psychedelic Furs’ Knox Chandler, photographer Jeff Wall presents more urban decay, “junkyard bohos” Huggabroomstik play, CMJ Music Marathon begins…
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Kyle Kinane’s I’m Dead and It’s All My Fault #7
Look at how fat that cop is, Doug. Seriously, if you just took his gun and started running, what could he do? He wouldn’t catch you. Well, not you specifically. I’m just saying someone could. Oh yeah, Mr. Naysayer? Why don’t you…
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Morning Coffee
In Sweden, official’s have decided to start rounding up bunny rabbits and burning them for bio-fuel. Looks like SOMEONE’S got a case of the Mondays! “The placebo effect is not only real; its ability to deaden pain has been pinpointed…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears
Here’s some interesting reading from the world of poetry this week. Michael Schaub at HTMLGIANT picks up where the Poetry Foundation left off a little while ago about martinis and poets. You’ll like their entries. This is a little dated…
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Science Saturday
So, might time travel explain the problems with the super-collider? For the first time, photographic evidence of the placebo effect in action. Performance affects perception, even for professional athletes. If you’ve always suspected that your bullying boss is an idiot,…
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Full Disclosure
There’s been a bit of an explosion in the blog world because of some statements made by Richard Cleland of the Bureau of Consumer Protection about potential fines over issues of disclosure and compensation. It’s worrisome because it’s another example…
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Saturday Morning Links
Morning, everyone! Here’s some links to get you started this weekend. Shepard Fairey admits to submitting false images to the court in his fair use lawsuit against the AP. Not good, even if his argument is that the underlying fair…
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The November Monthly Rumpus
The Rumpus and Wholphin proudly present: Hate To Be Alone November 9 at The Makeout Room, 3229 22nd St., 7pm Please join us for a night of literature, music, and comedy featuring: Tamim Ansary, author of Destiny Disrupted Ethan Gilsdorf,…
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Morning Coffee
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Marshall McLuhan, and critical outrage. Seed Magazine on evolving towards extinction. The newly redesigned Zoo de Vincennes will change the way you think about zoos. I mean, maybe a little. As long as we’re talking…
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Morning Coffee
Johnny Cash in German. IS the Large Hadron Collider being sabotaged by ITS OWN FUTURE? A behind the scenes look at Swedish rug mill. Because, really, why not? One of my closest friend’s doesn’t have a sense of smell, if…