At Impose: The Norman Mailer/James Frey connection. At Vice: New York Tyrant says that Brandon Hobson writes “real-sad writing.” Find out for yourself. At Beatrice: Discussing The Instructions by Adam Levin. At NPR: Nora Ephron getting older is funnier than you at pretty much any point in your life. The Awl were inspired by Tina Brown, and will now merge with any magazine that will have them At The Guardian: French Maoists, The Rolling Stones, and Sartre all make appearances […]
Mark McGwire, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ferdinand Magellan
Oh yippie, Mark McGwire admitted to using steroids. Personally, as a Chicago Cubs fans, I always hated the guy since he played for our rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, and could care less about the revelation that was blatantly obvious to everybody. But news is news, and McGwire obviously wants to fix his tarnished legacy, so more power to him. The bright spot of this whole thing, has been a few bloggers ability to get creative with the situation; most […]
Bites: Cassette From My Ex, Sartre and The Slugger, Sontag’s Opinions, Jamie Stewart Tells a Story, and More
Boston Globe talks to Jason Bitner of Found Magazine and Cassette From My Ex. Mark McGwire and Sartre. New York Tyrant passes a note through HTMLGiant. Deckfight is reading Faulkner. Susan Sontag and her opinions. Roky Erickson + Will Sheff =’s mind blown Blonde Redhead + Dungeons & Dragons is also pretty cool. Jamie Stewart from Xiu Xiu tells a story. Find us on Twitter and Facebook for more news.