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Bombay v. New York: A Very Short Q&A with Photographer Nisha Sondhe
Sometimes I walk through my city and think, “there’s no place like home.” I’m a native New Yorker and there are still things about the city that amaze me, such as seeing the Manhattan skyline from the pedestrian lane of…
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Writers Should Go To Prison
“Today, however, being chained to the desk, as the expression goes, is no longer a guarantee of productivity. Who can stick with the blank page when the click of a mouse opens up a cocktail party of chattering friends, a…
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More Google, More Problems
“A striking number of Google+ accounts have been deleted in the last 24 hours as the new social network struggles with its community standards policy around real names…” Over at ZDNet, Violet Blue has a roundup of what looks to…
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If You Want To Know Why We Moderate Comments Here…
Anil Dash has a really good semi-ranty piece out called “If Your Website’s Full of Assholes It’s Your Fault” which really is a must-read, I think. We moderate comments here pretty strongly–you can read our comment policy here if you…
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Alan Moore on Superheroes
Actually, there’s a lot more to this interview with Alan Moore than just his view on superheroes–it’s largely about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969, which should be released next month–but I really enjoyed this bit on the problem with…
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Science Saturday
GIven the heat wave crushing the US lately, this piece on the link between hot weather and violence is really interesting, especially if you’re reading it from the comfort of an air-conditioned room. National Geographic gets at the reasons behind…
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The Latest from Oslo
The death toll as of this writing is 91. According to The Guardian’s live coverage, “Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre has said some of those killed on Utøya probably died from drowning as well as from gunshot wounds.” In…
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Saturday Morning Links
Good morning from Iowa! Yes, I have relocated from one place of blistering heat and humidity to a midwest in the middle of a heatwave with BONUS! a real winter to boot. Stay tuned for posts about my attempts to…
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Violence in Oslo
As is the case in any developing story, details are sketchy and limited right now, but here’s the basics in what’s happened in Oslo, Norway today. 16 are reported dead as a result of an explosion and a shooting. Police…
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“We Love You From the Start”
The Rumpus and the Bay Citizen Proudly Present: “We Love You From the Start” Click Here to Purchase Tickets! August 8th, 7pm, The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco. Featuring brilliant authors Melissa Febos, Brendan Constantine, Steve Fainaru, and…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Fact: there are a lot of time capsules buried under LA. Daily Routines is a pretty neat site. (via Letters of Note.) Have we perhaps found the world’s first question mark? Let’s all look at some old kid’s science kits…