Don’t listen to John Cage‘s 4’33” while you read Marjorie Perloff‘s article on the 50th anniversary of Silence. It could be a distraction.
John Cage, Silence
Paper or Plastic?
Paper or plastic? Hey, you with the Kindle! Stop looking so smug... E-books aren't as green as you think.
Man Uses Twitter to Tweet About…His Roommate
Shhdontellsteve is a Twitter account devoted to "Steve," the roommate of the unnamed narrator. Kind of like The Truman Show for Twitter. (As I write this, it occurs to me that this may constitute "telling Steve." Apologies if that's the case.)
Did We Mention That the Night Is Young?
The hard-partying New York Times had us seeing double this morning.
John Jeremiah Sullivan Visits Cuba
Pulphead author John Jeremiah Sullivan writes his second New York Times Magazine cover story in five weeks. This is turning into an embarrassment of riches.
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Thursday Links
The Rake is at it again, taking The Believer down a peg.Adventures in niche publishing: A new Paris Review?Simon at Bloggasm considers Harriet Klausner, the widely reviled #1 reviewer at Amazon.And, finally, some spot-on humor at the New Yorker this week.
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