Curiosities
April 19, 2012
Dedicated Fans of that Old Book Smell 0
by Matthew Schantz
The British Library paid £9m to buy a copy of St Cuthbert Gospel, the oldest intact European book in existence.
April 19, 2012
Questioning the Score 0
by Matthew Schantz
Lucy Madison asks how the 25 National Magazine Award nominations went to 25 male writers and discovers it may be because fewer women write long-form journalism, “particularly at those publications that tend to get nominated for National Magazine Awards.”
April 19, 2012
Why Did the Seagull Cross Konstantin? 0
by Matthew Schantz
David Henne brings a humorous list of lesser known Chekovian Techniques. Next up, Three Sisters walk into a bar jokes.
April 18, 2012
“Hana caraka / data sawala” 0
by Nick Moran
Fun Fact: the Javanese alphabet, read sequentially, comprises a pretty beautiful poem. What’s your language’s alphabet done lately?
April 18, 2012
The “No Cry Challenge” Is Impossible To Win 0
by Nick Moran
An intrepid (or sadistic?) YouTube user created a “No Cry Challenge” video playlist composed of nineteen videos that will surely punch you in the gut. These things are heavy and heart wrenching. I don’t want to mislead you at all: they could very well ruin your entire week. The first one in the queue is [...]
April 18, 2012
Auditing The Pale King 0
by Nick Moran
Two writers dive deep into David Foster Wallace’s posthumous Pulitzer finalist novel, The Pale King. Seth Colter Walls takes a look at the tax classes the author took before he began writing, and Eliot Caroom checks the facts laid out in Wallace’s portrayal of the IRS. (Related: the opening lines of The Pale King, and [...]
