Off the Page and Into the Microphone
From Novels to Notes is a new blog by journalist Johnny Garcia chronicling songs inspired by fiction or poems. It’s still getting started, but it looks promising: there are already…
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Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Yes, I love you Bear in Space. There is no denying. Perhaps you’ve wondered where (certain) insults come from. Science you guys! Mind-melded rats and franken-tadpoles. The NY Times tackles…
Tribute to Newtown
The Newtowner magazine, based in Newtown, CT, is working on a special tribute issue in response to the events of 12/14. They’re looking for submissions of poetry, nonfiction, photography, and art that…
I Internet, Therefore I am!
What defines a person’s existence? A photo ID or their Internet activity? It’s a question that has been losing its irony lately. There’s the news of a traveling couple that…
Classics Made Modern
At The Literarian, Madeline Miller has a great compilation of five classic novels with their parallel modern takes. She’s included March by Geraldine Brooks, which is a reinvention of Louisa…
Strunk and White Strike Again
Strunk and White’s Elements of Style has a soft spot in all our hearts, but some of its rules—no adverbs, an incorrect definition of passive voice—are a little…idiosyncratic. If, as Constance…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Here is everything you need to know about what happens to the outgoing pope. This is what piano notes look like. Important news: black holes are fast, like woah. The…
“Everything you think you have can be lost in five episodes”
Funny Women editor Elissa Bassist opens up about a Netflix binge and how, after seven days and 52 episodes, an Australian teen drama called Dance Academy became her raison d’être. I…
Feminist Porn
There’s a great interview at Salon with Tristan Taormino, discussing her new book, The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure. In the conversation, Taormino talks about everything from vulvas to “porn…
Dirty Words
Here’s an intriguing visual analysis of 5000 escort field reports from the UK’s largest cities. The infographic paints a picture of a typical encounter based on most popular sex acts,…