Curiosities
April 23, 2012
“We call this fandemonium” 0
by Emily M. Keeler
Reuters has a short piece on The Hunger Games and the long tradition of American Literary tourism. Well, when in Rome… or Atlanta…
April 22, 2012
“The contract gave me the last word on spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage and so on.” 0
by Nick Moran
If you’ve ever battled an editor over punctuation, or found yourself calculating just how long it’d take to burn your copy of the Chicago Manual of Style, you’ll be delighted by this oldie-but-goodie blog post by Millions favorite Helen DeWitt.
April 22, 2012
Broadcasting the Atocha Station 0
by Nick Moran
An A+ radio interview with Leaving the Atocha Station author Ben Lerner, you say? Why, yes, I think that’s right up my alley.
April 22, 2012
Seriously, What’s With Those Geese? 0
by Nick Moran
Here’s a Sunday poem by Elisa Gabbert. Maybe its first line will entice you: “What’s with these geese always wandering / around by the museum?”
April 22, 2012
Caballo Blanco Goes Missing 0
by Nick Moran
In Born to Run, author Christopher McDougall talks about the legendary accomplishments of ultrarunner Micah Tue, aka Caballo Blanco, or “the wandering White Horse of Mexico’s Copper Canyons.” Last month, Tue disappeared after embarking on a 12-mile run in Gila National Forest. Distraught, worried, and curious, McDougall set off on a hunt to track him [...]
April 22, 2012
“I think we could create a run on a bank.” 0
by Nick Moran
The Occupy Wall Street movement has been going on for seven months now, and it’s the subject of a new book entitled The Occupy Handbook. Over at The Daily Beast, you can check out an excerpt in which The Big Short author Michael Lewis interviews himself about his thoughts on the occupation.
