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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Notes From Bovina: Shock and Awe
How does a poet and art critic, that would be Peter Schjeldahl perhaps the shyest man on earth, become a pyro? Jennifer Kabat finds out in Bovina, NY. Continue reading
Men in Books
In which Janet Steen stacks the contemporary male loser protagonist up against some literary men she’s loved in the past. Continue reading
Entertaining with Her Grace, at Mine
In which Lauren Cerand discovers the pleasures of the hearth. Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged cocktails, dinner parties, entertaining, margaret argyll, martha gellhorn, william powell
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Smells Like Sophisticated Teen Spirit
In which Sean Beaudoin reveals how a great-books-reading, Coltrane-worshipping, punk-listening, obscure-reference-dropping, dyed-in-the-wool cynic like himself came to write fiction for young adults. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged adult, advice, bloodsport, boring, Katy Perry, kittens, steven king, tolstoy, writing, yawn, Young
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Obama With a Thousand Faces
Perceptions of Obama from 2008 endure, on both right and left—and none of them are true. Greg Olear points out seven things the President is not. Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged birther, caveat emptor, MLK, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, President Obama, progressive, socialist, Stringer Bell, war
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The V Word: From Down There to Over Here, London and Michigan United
Alex Clark picks apart vagina controversies, from names to cleanliness, Femfresh and froo froo. It’s a hoo haa. Seriously. Continue reading
Posted in Sex
Tagged Anne-Marie Slaughter, femfresh, Georgia O'Keeffe, Michigan vagina, vagina
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Josette Urso: Making the Complex, Simple
“For me, painting parallels the act of seeing and is the most direct link to private time with the physical world,” says Josette Urso. “Working from life, I strive to discover and engage the known as well as the unknown in unforeseen ways.” Continue reading
Captain America, The Earl of Grantham & The Office of Deliverance: The New BBC Comedy “Twenty Twelve”
In which Dennie Wendt raves about “Captain America” and “Twenty Twelve,” the new BBC comedy starring “Downton Abbey”‘s Hugh Bonneville about a (make-believe?) team trying to deliver the Olympic Games to London. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts
Tagged BBC, Captain America, Downton Abbey, Hugh Bonneville, London, Olympics, The Office, Twenty Twelve
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Virgin Shark
You think women don’t need men to survive? Brady Richards disagrees. Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged inventions, men and women, Soap Opera Digest, virgin sharks
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I Need a Castle and a Summer of Nothing
In which Lauren Cerand looks for the keys to happiness in the post. Continue reading
The Dozens II
In which Sean Beaudoin takes issue with the ever-expanding Axl Rose. Plus 11 other gems. Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture
Tagged Douche, Garfunkle, Jarmusch, Me, Requeim For A Dream, Shia LaBouff, SImon, The Beatles
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Like Superior
God against Satan, 2Pac against Biggie, Bush against Gore…Greg Olear selects a winner based on Faceook LIKEs. Continue reading
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Tagged 2Pac, Al Gore, Beyonce, Biggie, Facebook, Facebook likes, George W. Bush, God, Hollywood Undead, Jesus, John Lennon, Rihanna, Satan, The Beatles, Twilight
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