January 2012
35 posts
Jan 27th
“I’m torn. Heejun Han will be the third Korean dude to take the Idol stage,...”
– Jay Caspian Kang answering “Who was your favorite performer on the second night?” and link to Han’s audition
Jan 27th
Jan 26th
“Bao Phi culls his lyric stories from news headlines and from the street, calling...”
– Bao Phi’s debut poetry collection
Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
“But a funny thing has happened since the rise of professionalism. The tenets it...”
– The Believer, “Haterade”
Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
“Midlist authors likely have part- or full-time day jobs or do adjunct teaching...”
– The agony of the male novelist
Jan 24th
Jan 23rd
“But it’s not always lonely. Outside of your bedroom, there’s a world. And it...”
– Living After Midnight
Jan 23rd
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“The Wrinklies weren’t spinsters or old maids and they were not “failures” in any...”
– Transformation and Transcendence: The Power of Female Friendship
Jan 23rd
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Jan 23rd
“Everybody’s always telling their story; sometimes it’s disguised, but they’re...”
– Days of Yore: Steve Almond
Jan 22nd
Jan 22nd
“A marriage is a lot of work. Strike that. A man is a lot of work. Anyone who has...”
– Dominique Browning, “Alone Again, Naturally”
Jan 19th
“In one sketch, Toni, played by Brownstein, reproves a woman who has written an...”
– Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen in “Portlandia”
Jan 19th
Jan 18th
“Young boys are so easy to manipulate. They only think of one thing. Someday when...”
– Stephen Elliot, “My Little Brother Ruined My Life”
Jan 18th
Jan 18th
“In spaces where people are encouraged to ask questions, one that comes up over...”
– s.e. smith, “Beyond the Binary: But What Does It All Mean? I Don’t Get It!”
Jan 18th
Jan 17th
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“In a way, reviewing Words With Friends, the now-ubiquitous Scrabble-esque...”
– Killscreen review of Words with Friends
Jan 17th
“Masculinity, femininity, genderqueerness, or any sort of gender presentation is...”
– Femme Invisibility and Beyond (Sugarbutch Chronicles)
Jan 16th
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Jan 16th
“Things I could say should be left unheard and unsaid because I am not willing to...”
– Margaret Cho Rightfully Loses Her Shit
Jan 14th
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Jan 10th
“Write what you know” was never really on the table for fantasy writers. At...”
– Beyond Orcs & Elves: Stacy Whitman on Writing Cross-Culturally
Jan 10th
Jan 9th
Jeff Yang: The Best in Asia and Asian America 2011 →
Jan 9th
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“Dan’s telling me about this special technology, Heattech. And if he had a carton...”
– Lefsetz Letter on Uniqlo
Jan 6th
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How Pinterest Will Transform the Web in 2012:... →
Jan 6th
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Jan 5th
“Tao Lin and his band of followers at Muumuu House are some of the most...”
– Much Ado About Whatever
Jan 5th
“Brittany: When I pulled my hamstring, I went to a “misogynist”
– Brittany S. Pierce Quotes
Jan 4th
Jan 3rd
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“I admire narcissism in Momus and others who “own” it and use it as a way to...”
– The Rumpus Interview with Marie Calloway
Jan 1st
December 2011
71 posts
Dec 31st
“Have you noticed small commodities are increasingly difficult to remove from...”
– Guernica / Fellow Prisoners
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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“For a 21st century character, Jess is completely dependent on others perhaps...”
– Who’s That Girl
Dec 30th
“All you sucka MCs ain’t got nothin’ on me! From my grades, to my...”
– Mean Girls
Dec 30th
Dec 30th
Dec 28th
“We’re all going to be rich,” he says. “We’re all going to live forever. All the...”
– California and Bust | Business | Vanity Fair
Dec 27th
Dec 26th
“The girls’ brains are so unusually formed that doctors could not predict what...”
– Could Conjoined Twins Share a Mind?
Dec 26th
Dec 26th
“What happens when a society loses its ability to self-regulate, and insists on...”
– Michael Lewis, “California and Bust”
Dec 24th
Dec 24th
“Still, we are, in the main, ordinary people living in plush times. We are smart...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates, “A Muscular Empathy” in response to “If I Were a Poor Black Kid”
Dec 23rd