October 2010
“Purely from a financial standpoint, parenthood has always been a terrible deal....”
– The Coming Death Shortage (2005)
Kidlit: Should You Get an MFA →
“The first time you hear it [Sound Opinions podcast] you think: Why haven’t there...”
– All Programs Considered
“What the Mission has decided to be—beyond the expected creative, ambitious, PC,...”
– The Mission goes boom
“In the early days of his entrepreneurship, there were awkward exchanges with...”
– The State of Jay-Z’s Empire
“Paz de la Huerta, 25, is a master of social manipulation and a very fine actor,...”
– Are You Ready for Paz?
“Another emerging talent, J.A. Yang—whose recent young-adult novel, Exclusively...”
– Bernice Yeung, “As Asian as they wanna be”
Longform: On public radio and the emerging genre... →
“Rolling through New York City in the back seat of his black Maybach, Jay-Z...”
– The State of Jay-Z’s Empire
“Reading and re-reading Zadie Smith’s spookily empathetic essay about Dreams of...”
– Electric Literature: Dispatches from Dream City: Zadie Smith and Barack Obama
Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds Video →
“Why Darwin’s theory of sexual selection is wrong and “gayness is a necessary...”
– The Gay Animal Kingdom (2006)
Middle Grade? Teen? Where Do You Draw the Line? →
“What intrigues me about stand-up comedy – what makes me delight in it, apart...”
– Stand-Up Comedy Seems Chill
Diary of an Unemployed Class of '10 Philosophy... →
“At first I was skeptical of Biddle’s piece. Being unemployed and living in the...”
– Dan Hoffman, College Graduate (Part 2)
“How do songs actually make it onto Glee and how does the show make its motley...”
– How Does Glee Choose Its Songs?
Nerdshares: Quick Guide to Tumblr for Outside... →
“My enthusiasm waned. A hot guy in an indie band waved me hello and/or re-hello...”
– Julie Klausner, “Was I on a Date or Baby-Sitting?” (2008)
“It’s not news that sci-fi and fantasy are about wish fulfillment....”
– The Fantasy of Girl World: Lady Nerds and Utopias (via campatron)
“Beyond the perimeters of Pizza Island there is still an abundance of comic...”
– The Greenpoint Gazette Takes a Trip to Pizza Island
“My least favorite word is platonic.
-Nicole Bohn
Former child star seeks...”
– Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
WatchInterview with Julia Wertz
“Moving to New York is an unparalleled experience that you only get to do once,...”
– Julia Wertz, “Drinking at the Movies”
The Organization Kid: The young men and women of... →
“But when our professor figured out what we were discussing, he was immediately...”
– GENERATION GAP #6: An Advice Columnist Asks For Advice
“Jason Fried hates lame meetings, tech companies that don’t generate...”
– The Way I Work: Jason Fried of 37Signals
Dhonielle Clayton: Why I Write for Teens →
“Ninety-nine percent of what I write is never published. I’m 38 years old, and...”
– Stephen Elliot, “Why two roommates and $25K at age 38 equals one lucky man.”
“I hate Roger Ebert. This may not be the most tactful time to say so, what with...”
– All Thumbs: Roger Ebert and the Decline of Film Criticism
Time Out: New York Neighborhoods →
The Book Pyramid →
