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Morning Bites: Poetry in Motion, Ian MacKaye, Dave Eggers Says no Thanks, Broder’s Mix, and More

On April 16, 2012 By Vol.1 Brooklyn

Today is Ian MacKaye’s birthday. His name was mentioned twelve times at our greatest 3-Minute Punk Stories event, which Impose took photos of.

Ron Swanson + Rorschach from Alan Moore’s Watchmen =s Ron Sworscach. Dave Eggers isn’t going to Germany to accept an award from the Günter Grass Foundation. Melissa Broder gives a mix to Electric Literature. “I was in this shop in Edinburgh one time,” he chuckles, “and this wee guy comes up to me like: ‘You’re Irvine Welsh, aren’t you?’ And I goes: ‘Aye, I am.’ And he said: ‘I’ve read every one of your books.’ And I said: ‘Oh that’s great.’ And he goes: ‘I fucking stole them all, I never paid for one.’ Well that’s brilliant!” – Irvine Welsh talks to The Guardian. Daniel Nester talks with Ron Mann about his 1982 film Poetry in Motion, which starred folks from Tom Waits to Jim Carroll.

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Morning Bites: Poetry in Motion, Ian MacKaye, Dave Eggers Says no Thanks, Broder’s Mix, and More

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