Donnell Loves Fran
If Omar was ‘one of TV’s greatest characters’ it was because of Donnie. The show distinguished itself by laying out a palimpsest of failed American institutions but even within that decentralized…
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Saving Enoh Meymesse
Cameroonian writer and activist Enoh Meyomesse has been detained for thirteen months–including one month of solitary confinement–at Kondengui Central Prison in Yaoundé, despite the fact that he has yet to…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
We’ll be keeping things low key over the next week with a handful of original content over the holidays. Our regular features will return in 2013. See you on the…
TMN 2013 Tournament of Books!
The Morning News just announced its 2013 list for the tournament of books! And as they say, “the granddaddy of highbrow bracketology is back!” The list of 16 books will…
Judge a Book by Its Cover
E-books have sort of shadowed the art of the book cover. Yet at The New York Times, graphic designers were asked to cast their votes on the best-looking book jackets…
Holiday Wishes
A French bulldog. Big turkey dinners. Happiness. At The Atlantic, Rumpus pal Jon Cotner has taken another stroll through New York City streets to pose blunt, fun questions to strangers.…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Again with the lists. 2012 in space photos. Maybe the answer to our Earth problems lie in Tau Ceti. Perhaps you have wondered, why do we have magma? (More) mid-century…
Kid Lit Before It Was Kid Lit
A recent Slate Explainer details what children read before the advent of “children’s literature.” The answer: “Epic poems, religious literature, romances, and Aesop.” Looks like English kids had it better than…
Writers from Vermont to Oregon and Everywhere In Between
“There is a tendency to place the center of the writing universe in New York City. This is understandable—countless writers live there. Have you heard about this magical place called…
“Give Me A Peanut Now, Human”
Corvids, a family of birds including crows, ravens, and scrub jays, are famed for their intelligence. They can play, use tools, and remember where they’ve hidden food with remarkable accuracy.…
A Very Medieval Holiday Season
If the usual array of winter holidays is simply not enough for you, you might consider checking out the medieval December saints calendar (part 1 and part 2). Who needs…