Rodney King, possibly the nation’s best-known victim of police brutality, will fight former Pennsylvania police officer Simon Aouad in a celebrity boxing match in Philadelphia on September 12. “I know some people will see the irony here,” King said. I’m not sure irony’s the word, but it’s something alright.
The Beating of Rodney King, Take Two
Happy Birthday, New Directions
Powell's is celebrating New Directions' 75th birthday by offering a 30% discount on select titles.
Writin’ State o’ Mind
“I try to edit my work in different states of mind. So I’ll go running on a really hot day and then read the 2,000 words I just wrote. Or if I’m upset, or really sleepy, or if I’m drunk, I’ll read this stuff. If you’re sleepy and you find yourself skipping over a paragraph because you’re bored by it and just want to get to the interesting part, it comes out. Those different states of mind are a really interesting filter." Writing advice from Sebastian Junger.
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Between Mind and Feet
Ferris Jabr writes for The New Yorker on the "profound relationship between walking, thinking, and writing," and cites books such as Ulysses and Mrs. Dalloway as evidence this "curious link between mind and feet" is a serious literary force. After you've finished reading Jabr's piece, be sure to check out Michelle Huneven's essay "On Walking and Reading at the Same Time," and then perhaps go for a little stroll with a good book.
Pioneering
Recommended Reading: Ruth Graham on the uncensored memoirs of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Whither the last typewriter?
Historian Suzanne Fischer on nostalgic artifacts and the changing use for typewriters from work objects to elements of decor.
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“Years passed.”
Recommended Reading: “So I Went Away” by Crapalachia author Scott McClanahan.
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