Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Today I’m pretty hypnotized by this US wind map. Long story short, it’s pretty easy to manipulate people into doing the right thing. The Lowline is (still) coming. Illustrating Aesop…
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“I owed worse than money”
Chris Colin recounts the saga of an unpaid Craigslist I.O.U., which becomes an obsession that forces him to confront his own non-monetary debts. “I didn’t care about the money. I…
First Read: Chabon’s ‘Telegraph Avenue’
NPR gives us an exclusive first read of Michael Chabon’s new novel Telegraph Avenue. Here’s the first paragraph: “Hello?” Gwen called, letting herself in the front door. A small black…
China Miéville: the future of the novel
Last week, in the keynote speech at the 2012 Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference, China Miéville spoke about the novel’s many possible futures in cultural, political and digital terms – and…
Dan Weiss’s Morning Coffee
Of course you would like to read Zizek’s thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises (via Saramago and the French Terror). It’s been a while since we’ve linked to anything World’s…
What Did You Want To Accomplish When You Grew Up?
The Awl‘s “What Did You Want To Accomplish When You Grew Up?” series just posted its first article where they asked a large swath of writerly tech- and science-minded people,…
Thanks, Feministing!
Inspired by Roxane Gay’s essay “The Illusion of Safety/The Safety of Illusion,” the Feministing community discusses triggers and trigger warnings during their weekly weigh-in. We love you back!
Ward Off Your Enemies With Shakespearean Verve
Jazz musician Pete Levin has provided a quick and easy way to verbally shatter any foe with Ye Olde Official Shakespearean Insult Kit. Users are given four fields – an…
NYR’S Apocalpyse Now
Malise Ruthven of the New York Review of Books blog ruminates on the history of apocalyptic rhetoric in literature, art, and politics from the Enlightenment to now. Ruthven focuses on…
The Unified Field
The new Fleet Foxes backed arts and lit magazine, The Unified Field, launches on September 18th and proceeds go to 826 National. The new lit mag will come with an 10″…
Melville in Jerusalem
Herman Melville was not a happy camper after Moby Dick was panned by critics and failed to have any financial success (only 3100 copies were sold during his lifetime), but instead of…
“Visible Man”
“Sometimes I catch people staring as I bike past them. Wide-eyed, mouths slightly open as if to question the color of my hair. Red like Mars, like the rings of…