Today is the birth date of Jorge Luis Borges. The Argentinian writer was born in this day in 1899. Google has decided to celebrate his birthday by dedicating their logo to him.
- Penina Roth’s Franklin Park Reading Series is written up.
- Blake Butler reviews Wayne Koestenbaum’s Humiliation and Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl
- Dirty fiction writers of past and present.
- Stephen Malkmus gives sex advice at Nerve. Many dudes over 30 take everything he says to heart.
- Back in 1981, Laurie Anderson got all the kids dancing.
Speaking of which, don’t forget about Malkmus’s free show at Academy Records tomorrow (Thursday, 8/25/11).