Dick Watching: Of the Monstrous Pictures of Whales

Posted by Juliet Linderman Greetings and salutations, Dick Watchers! Sorry for the sebatical; don’t worry, we’re back with all the most pressing and relevant cetacean-related links for your pleasure and perusal. Let us cast away! Oh man, Tillikum and Sea World is the news item that keeps on giving. Apparently, this big scary guy has killed three people now, and yet: SeaWorld insists on bringing him back for more shows. Here’s the thing: that’s a terrible idea. As a result […]

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RIP Lives Column

Posted by Juliet Linderman We all know that the New York Times Magazine has undergone major changes over the last couple of weeks, some good and some bad. I don’t know about you, but my favorite part of the thing has always been the Lives column, a home for vignettes–sometimes funny, sometimes sad, always affecting–written by all different kinds of people living all different kinds of lives. I looked forward to reading these all week, and now it’s dead. Pour […]

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Dick Watching: Moby Dick

Posted by Juliet Linderman Welcome, Dick Watchers, welcome to everyone’s favorite link list regarding the mysteries and revelry of the deep: the Friday Edition. Shall we set sail? Yes? Fantastic! Uh oh: a new study reveals that naval sonar is even more dangerous for our flippered friends than we thought. In fact, sonar is actually driving beaked whales to beach themselves. Bummer? I think so. According to this article Peter Tyack, a senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), […]

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New York Times Paywall: It’s Real

Posted by Juliet Linderman As the resident Vol. 1 New York Times fangirl I had to mention the new paywall that went into effect yesterday, limiting New York Times online readers to 20 free articles per month before charging for content. There will be three payment plans, and they’re all reasonably priced. Though, when it comes down to it, those who already subscribe to the print edition are entitled to the most expensive package anyway–all online content, plus ipad, tablet, […]

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Quick and Dirty Interview with Justin Taylor

Posted by Juliet Linderman It’s not every day that a book about Christianity, anarchy and punk rock is raved up by the National Jewish Council, but then again, not every writer is as adept at prose as Justin Taylor, a Jewcy favorite whose debut novel, the Gospel of Anarchy, was recently published on Harper Perennial. The Gospel of Anarchy is a daring little thing: at a mere 256 pages, Taylor manages to tell the story—from several different perspectives—of a collective […]

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Dick Watching: The Sperm Whale’s Head

Oh hey, dude! I totally didn’t see you there. How are you? It’s so good to see you, it’s been forever. Did you go to that party on Saturday night? I know, I had to work, totally sucks. Hey, quick question: I don’t know, maybe your roommate asked you this already but, do you want to go Dick Watching right now? You do? I was hoping you’d say that. Cool, let’s go, we can take my brother’s car.

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