July 2009
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Jul 31st
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“It seems like the big distinction between good art and so-so art lies somewhere...”
– David Foster Wallace, quoted in Greg Carlisle’s Liverpool Keynote Address on David Foster Wallace - Consider David Foster Wallace Conference, University of Liverpool, July 29-30, 2009
Jul 30th
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Fifty Books for Our Times | Newsweek.com →
I like the eclecticism here. Nice to see quite a few I hadn’t heard of, and interesting justification for some old-school books. (via my old library colleague and cool guy @cswarren)
Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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Jul 28th
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“All these different kinds of fantastic music you hear today - course it’s...”
– The primary source is the book Louis Armstrong: A Self Portrait, but I first read it yesterday in the excellent-so-far How the Beatles Destroyed Rock n Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music.
Jul 28th
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Talking Head: Monday Night Brewery | Omnivore... →
My enterprising friends at Monday Night Brewery (@mondaynight) got featured on Creative Loafing’s foodie blog. Good people and good brews deserve the attention. Can’t wait for the official launch.
Jul 28th
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Jul 27th
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“Please don’t repeat that tired old meme about how I shouldn’t...”
– Roger Ebert’s Journal: The quantum theory of reincarnation
Jul 27th
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Jay-Z vs the Game: Lessons for the American... →
Foreign Policy magazine discusses hip-hop and realpolitik. (via noah brier)
Jul 27th
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Jul 24th
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Jul 22nd
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David Foster Wallace, on success
davidfosterwallace: Bookselling This Week: What has been the most satisfying part about all your success? David Foster Wallace: What do you mean by success? BTW: Being accepted by a major publisher, all the acclaim. DFW: Well there’s no better feeling than working hard at something and having it come out good, even before you put the stamp on it. But with all the public stuff…...
Jul 22nd
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Jul 20th
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Before College, Costly Advice Just on Getting In -... →
Shannon Duff, the independent college counselor… says she ordinarily charges families “in the range of” $15,000 for guidance about the application process. […] While the going national rate for such work is about $185 an hour, a counselor in Vermont and another in New York City are among those who charge some families more than $40,000. Their packages might begin when a child is in...
Jul 19th
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Jul 16th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 14th
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ListenDavid Foster Wallace reads Laughing with Kafka,...
Jul 14th
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Jul 14th
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“Poets put lovers under trees, and nobody asks where that tree came from. Why...”
– ‘2001’ - The Monolith and the Message - Roger Ebert
Jul 13th
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Jul 10th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
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Surviving the Death Race - Video Library - The New... →
One of those amazing/idiotic events with running, crawling through mud, navigating barbed wire, chopping wood, boiling eggs, trivia, brain puzzles, etc. I’m intrigued…
Jul 7th
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The Coolness Index →
Last.fm tracking deleted scrobbles and “guilty pleasure” tags to figure out which musicians are the least cool. (via)
Jul 6th
Jul 6th
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“Once the music plays, it creates me.”
– An interview with Michael Jackson from 1983 | Music | The Observer
Jul 6th
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“I am certain that underneath their topmost layers of frailty men want to be good...”
– Joshua Blankenship | Blog » On 30, Aging, Good, Evil, Steinbeck, and Life
Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Jul 2nd
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Jul 1st
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Breaking news! Atlanta’s seedy past! →
Really awesome background on two of Atlanta’s 19th-century sketchy neighborhoods: Snake Nation (now Castleberry Hill) and Murrell’s Row (in today’s Old Fourth Ward/Five Points area). I’d never heard of them before.
Jul 1st