Happy Halloween! At the New Yorker, the winners of the dress your pet as a literary character contest. Don’t miss the honorable mentions (I’m partial to the feline Moby Dick).
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Auditing The Pale King
Two writers dive deep into David Foster Wallace's posthumous Pulitzer finalist novel, The Pale King. Seth Colter Walls takes a look at the tax classes the author took before he began writing, and Eliot Caroom checks the facts laid out in Wallace's portrayal of the IRS. (Related: the opening lines of The Pale King, and a previously unpublished scene as well.)
Movies R Fun
Check out the online slideshow of Movies R Fun, a collection of drawings done for the 2010 “Lil’ Inappropriate Golden Books” series by Pixar story artist Josh Cooley. He even sells prints on his website.
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the squid write the Wikipedia
Missed the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend? The paper has some great short pieces on the panels that took place, including this one on an event called "Whimsical Visions, " in which rising star Etgar Keret imagined Wikipedia as written by future squids.
The Other Fitzgerald’s Fiction
Recommended Reading: Zelda Fitzgerald's short story "The Iceberg," which she won a prize for as a teenager. Pair with: Our review of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.
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The Pen Reveals
What does handwriting tell us about its author? The Atlantic investigates. Our own Kevin Hartnett explains why he writes by hand.
Fifty Shades of Scandal
What's the translation of "ooh la la"? Looks like Fifty Shades of Grey has become a contraband hit in China.