January 2011
“Geoff Kloske, the head of Riverhead Books, publisher of George Saunders and...”
– FT.com / Life & Arts - The art of good writing
“Life at a publication such as Harper’s is far from easy. The pay is bad, chances...”
– Anyone Have a Parachute (color unimportant)? | DADWAGON :(
“For the past few days, I’ve been convinced that right now is the most important...”
– I’m kinda just tired of this whole Egypt thing. « We Who Are About To Die
“So, if you actually did examine my bookshelves you could probably reach some...”
– The Perils of Literary Profiling - NYTimes.com
“In which case I pray that no F.B.I. agent, criminal profiler or (worst of all)...”
– The Perils of Literary Profiling - NYTimes.com
chris asked: A while back (we're talking a few months, at least) you put a list of podcasts you were trying to keep up with, and being the pop culture whore that I am, I snapped up a few. I'd like to thank you in particular for introducing me to The Moth - as someone who leaps on the idea of personal stories in America, the country I hope I can one day call home, it's a perfect addition to my...
Ayn Rand took government assistance while decrying... →
lorim:
Cognitive dissonance, hypocrisy, and rationalization all wrapped into one!
A triple deke! Amazing!
DoNothingFor2Minutes.com →
Bet you can’t.
“As a child I remember growing up wanting a Lego Technics set, I thought about...”
– Returning To The Top Table…: My Thoughts - Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky,
“Having come to this studies late, he felt the urgency of study. Sometimes,...”
– Stoner by John Williams
(I could/want to quote the whole book)
“When I read, in the advance publicity material for “O,” that the novel’s author,...”
– Close Read: “O” and Its Author : The New Yorker
I love Amy Davidson.
RED STATE, U.S.A. Tour →
Tickets now on sale. I just snagged 2 (Greg’s coming up, we’ve got a streak going) to March 5th at Radio City Music Hall. See the flick, then Q&A with Kevin Smith and Michael Parks (from the movie). A no-brainer.
“That’s correct. I don’t plan specific, major releases very often — I just...”
– Rands In Repose: Interview: Marco Arment
This is brilliant business sense.
(via Instapaper)
My Rands In Repose interview →
marco:
I’ve read Rands in Repose since long before I was someone that anyone would want to interview. I’m honored that Rands asked me to do this, and I’m very proud of the results.
To Read Later.
#imsureeveryonesmakingthisjoke #butseriouslythoughcongrats #iuseinstapaperforeverything
WatchMe doing a live karaoke version of Ice Ice Baby at Johnny Utah’s
“I don’t agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I’m prepared to make an...”
– Banksy, in an official statement concerning his directorial debut Exit Through The Gift Shop being nominated for an Oscar.
[nme.]
(via thedailywhat)
Make sure that you see this documentary. One of the best docs I’ve seen and it makes you question everything about “art”....
“A writer reading Infinite Jest is like a surgeon watching another, more adept...”
– Art Edwards: The Last Book I Loved, Infinite Jest - The Rumpus.net
“McCain speechwriter Mark Salter has been outed as the “Anonymous” behind the...”
– The Millions : That Was Fast
