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Writing in Bed
The fact is that I write under duress, often in my bed, often at the last minute. I’m kind of a binge writer, I would say… Lena Dunham, a former…
Fictionalizing Gadhafi
After decades of unlimited wealth and power, Gadhafi’s on the run. Such a steep decline from rich to running can only incite the imagination. Salon.com got a slew of authors…
Mental Illnesses, Retroactively Diagnosed
Salon.com’s got an article on the correlation between mental illness and leaders—citing Winston Churchill and Hitler as examples. The topic of discussion is First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi’s book on the…
Who Gets to Write the Review?
“The book review page is an odd cultural territory, often inhabited by such hybrid creatures — unlike their contemporaries in other disciplines, where the lines between critic and artist are…
That’s Gross
Some things automatically disgust us, while others are learned triggered from an emotional experience. Salon.com is dabbling in some neuroscience, speaking with Daniel Kelly who is an assistant professor at…
Milk Just Got Offensive
Uh oh—here is the latest reason to be offended by normative gender divisions. The California Milk Processor Board has a new advertising campaign that focuses on the milk’s ability to…
Franzen’s Comin’ Over
When you’re playing host for your literary idol, there is a lot of opportunity for panic and embarrassment. Wendy MacLeod recounts Jonathan Franzen’s visit to Kenyon, recalling her anticipatory anxieties,…
Rare Proofs and Big Price Tags
For those of us who relish in rarity, there is a limited supply of uncorrected proofs out there. Among them is a “pad-bound” copy of Gabriel Garciá Márquez’s One Hundred…
The Limits of Student Speech
“If a high-schooler uses an off-campus computer to create offensive material that relates to his or her school life — writing nasty messages about school administrators or fellow students, for…
What’s in a (pseudo)Name
Carmela Ciuraru finds a great many reasons for writing under a pseudonym– taking under analysis a reasonable desire to separate a personal from a public persona, living out a fantasy…
Salon Lays Off 20% of Staff to Become “True Web Publication”
Salon laid off six of its 29 editorial staffers last week in an effort–according to CEO Richard Gingras’ statement to Gawker–to become “more of a true Web publication.” According to…