“Underwear is definitely pants”
Dissecting the lies writers tell themselves, Alexander Chee offers sound advice on how to succeed — or at least succeed in being honest with oneself. “Don’t sit there imagining disapproval…
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The Saints Stink
Miranda Popkey of The Morning News on why American football is so attractive and quickly becoming the country’s most watched sport for the wrong reasons. Popkey investigates the realities behind…
Guthrie Still Elusive at 100
Leonard Cassuto of the Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the absence of Woody Guthrie in the university because of his political stance, his views on copyright and shying from the…
No Dinos!?
In really disappointing dinosaur news today, an Australian university found that DNA cannot survive more than 6.8 million years and so dashed the dreams of many a 90’s kid. Sadly,…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Dan Weiss is away this week. We’ll do our best to get the day started without him. A paleontologist’s idea of a “nice pet.” Watch out. Some cakes bite back.…
Seeming versus Being
“Ultimately, A Working Theory of Love examines, quite successfully, our semi-delusional approach to interpersonal relationships and contemplates whether the world comes down on the side of seem or be—or if…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Dan Weiss is away this week. We’ll do our best to get the day started without him. “If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you…
Daniel Alarcón on Radio Ambulante
KQED talks with author Daniel Alarcón about the new Spanish-language program Radio Ambulante, of which he is co-founder and executive producer. (Our recent interview with Alarcón is mentioned in the…
Rock-N-Roll Carnival
This Thursday, Broke-Ass Stuart, Tricycle Records and Public Works are hosting a Rock-n-Roll Carnival in San Francisco. The event will feature performances by Birdmonster, Le VICE, and Teenage Sweater. Plus…
Banned Books
Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott reads a passage from Catch-22 over at the City Lights blog. The reading is part of City Lights’ month-long Banned Books Project, which features authors sharing…
SF’s Adobe Bookshop Lives!
Good news: Adobe Bookshop, which has spent twenty-three years in the Mission, will not be closing despite rising rent. Andrew McKinley, the proprietor of Adobe, explains his plan to transform…
Musings on the Life of the Writer
At The Millions, Emily St. John Mandel offers a peek into her writing world via tangential authors Susanna Moore and our very own Cheryl Strayed. She reposts Cheryl’s Facebook status…