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April 19, 2012
Living Letters: On Gass’s Life Sentences and Theroux’s Estonia 1
by Greg Gerke
No one has written a better introduction to Gass’s fiction than he does here, laying out why wrote his magnum opus in one stark sentence: “I wrote The Tunnel out of the conviction that no race or nation is better than any other, and no nation or race is worse.”
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 19, 2012
On Point: David Rees, The Proust of Pencil Sharpeners 10
by Mark O'Connell
I’m surprised to hear that you communists overseas are using your own individual sharpeners in classrooms. It’s a very Ayn-Randian position to take. “I’ve got my pencil sharpener, fuck you if you can’t afford a pencil sharpener! Sharpen your pencil with your bootstrap!”
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 [...]
