March 2010
Atwood in the Twittersphere
nybooks:
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood, tweeting aboard the Queen Mary 2, August 2009
A long time ago—less than a year ago in fact, but time goes all stretchy in the Twittersphere, just as it does in those folksongs in which the hero spends a night with the Queen of Faerie and then returns to find that a hundred years have passed and all his friends are dead…. Where was I?
Oh yes. A long time...
“I thought I was being irresponsible by wanting to drink after work but now I...”
– Ashley, regarding the general sentiment of us 9-to-5ers today. Seems like we’re all just a bit on edge right now (via blocksonblox)
You all have no idea. The day that I have had. I can’t wait to go home and drink. Nick will drink with me so I’m not an alcoholic.
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Rock Problems by The Hold Steady
“So internationally acclaimed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami touches off the...”
– ‘Norwegian Wood’: A Classic Book Becomes a Movie - Culture - The Atlantic
I am really interested by this. I never pictured Norwegian Wood being turned into a movie.
First Listen: David Byrne And Fatboy Slim, 'Here... →
You can listen to the David Byrne and Fatboy Slim collab album, Here Lies Love while it streams on NPR.
Blocks-On-Blox: Addendum to an earlier post: I’ve... →
urbanredneck:
irunfrombears:
blocksonblox:
urbanredneck:
Addendum to an earlier post: I’ve been talking with some people about this and here was a good response I got:
“Hmm… I don’t like the idea of a university encouraging its students to go on food stamps when it’s also offering a meal plan. If the meal plan isn’t affordable, the university should…
I have a lengthy reason for why I...
Blocks-On-Blox: Addendum to an earlier post: I’ve... →
blocksonblox:
urbanredneck:
Addendum to an earlier post: I’ve been talking with some people about this and here was a good response I got:
“Hmm… I don’t like the idea of a university encouraging its students to go on food stamps when it’s also offering a meal plan. If the meal plan isn’t affordable, the university should…
I have a lengthy reason for why I don’t agree with the concept of...
“Hall shouldnt be too surprised, since a younger generation has taken Hall &...”
– Hall (& Oates) gain respect with todays musicians - The Boston Globe
Hall (not so much Oates) talks with Boston.com.
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Drunk Girls by LCD Soundsystem
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First Listen: Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings →
NPR is streaming the I Learned The Hard Way by Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings. Take a listen.
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In praise of nothingness →
bobulate:
Scott Berkun on “the cult of busy,” that by always seeming to have something to do, we assume you must be important or successful:
[P]eople who are always busy are time poor. They have a time shortage. They have time debt. They are either trying to do too much, or they aren’t doing what they’re doing very well. They are failing to either a) be effective with their time b) don’t know...
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Dreaming by Allo, Darlin’
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Toxic by Or, The Whale
Originally by Britney...
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Snow Day by Matt Pond PA
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Castles and Tassels by Adam Green
flatulent...
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It’s Thunder and It’s Lightening by We...
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Baby Lee by Teenage Fanclub
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Real Life by Tanlines
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I’ve Got A Feeling (That Won’t...
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Crutch & Cane by Peter Wolf Crier
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Mass Hysteria by Naked Hearts
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Things You Go Through by Apollo Ghosts
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Loxtep by Annuals
A new one out from Annuals....
Beak Beak: Six Simple Tips for Writing a Literary... →
Excerpted by Brevity’s blog, and hilarious. The original is over at Pop Matters.
So you want to write a Literary Manifesto that will make us readers stand up and demand a New Kind of Literature. Here are a few simple tips to help you earn great renown for writing a provocative,…
Good thing this is satire, otherwise I would call it out as bullshit.
“Bringing back Promises, Promises is like catching up with an old friend. It will...”
– Promises to Keep | Culture | Vanity Fair
Burt Bacharach on Promises, Promises returning to Broadway. I don’t think I could ever properly convey my love for Broadway but Promises, Promises has been something I’ve been looking forward to since it was announced it was coming back (Kristin...
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“The most interesting thing I learned about Reality Hunger during Tuesday...”
– Stay Hungry: Why David Shields’s Book Is Important | Literary Kicks
I wish I didn’t live in the middle of nowhere. I would really love to go to author Q & A’s because you learn so much more about the book than if you took the book at face value.
“It was formative in a lot of ways. When I started working there I was 22 and I...”
– The Millions: The Millions Interview: Jonathan Dee
Jonathan Dee on his time as editor for The Paris Review.
The one thing I’ve learned from reading interviews: there is no “right” way to write. Everyone has a different approach to writing and the idea that there are rules on...
T H E N E W I N Q U I R Y: problematize →
…is a bullshit academic word. Shun it. Fly it. Trust me.
An offering of truth from the notes of Professor David Foster Wallace. Read more wisdom in the margins of a 1997 English paper, “Appropriating the Postmodern: McCarthy’s External Narration and Spacialized Time in Suttree”:
Related to the previous post about editing, this time from DFW.
UK beat Cornell, 62-45, fyi.
beakbeak:
More than anything, I need to post this because Courtney hates UK so much—while LIVING IN KY—and they’re the only team worth rooting for, for me.
I hate UK just as much as Courtney, if not more. I’m more upset by this game than I am by the fact that Syracuse lost. Despite what I have told my girlfriend and other friends, I actually really do like Syracuse. I just think it is...
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Updated: (A pretty damn good list of books to read... →
I decided to update the list of books to look forward to this year. A lot have been released, some release dates have changed, I’ve changed some links. I’m going to start writing about the books once I can sit down and collect all of my notes.
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Remember Last Time by Avi Buffalo
Avi...
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Heaven and Earth by Blitzen Trapper
Things that I...
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Bloodbuzz Ohio by The National (Radio Rip)
The...
Just Before the Black by James Franco →
A short story written by James Franco (yes, the actor) published in Esquire. He has a collection of stories coming out in the fall.
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“It looks obvious at first — novels are the length they are because, well,...”
– CMAP #5: Why books are the length they are - Charlie’s Diary
Interesting.
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The Reading List →
Another reading lists (I really love reading lists) but this time from St. John’s College. Most universities and colleges have these, as well as some high schools if I can remember back that far.
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Leveling Up
Buddhists know suffering to be like the ghosts in Super Mario Brothers—they advance only when your back is turned. To face them is to reclaim the distance between you and your mind. How to believe in such power? Last night, I lay awake till 5 a.m., then drove to Starbucks. New light crept toward all the dampened metal in the room. The pretty barista...
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“Lots of the rules for writing non-fiction are just the same as they are for...”
– Juliet Gardiner on writing non-fiction | Books | The Guardian