The evolution of the celebrity profile should be divided into two eras, one pre- and the other post-T.C.: Truman Capote.
Breakfast at History’s
The Rise of the Typo
In the Times, Virginia Heffernan bemoans how technology and the economic struggles of the publishing industry are leading to an increasing number of typos in books. However: "The Pollyannish upside to writerly inattention and cutbacks in publishing, then, is that readers sometimes see more of the human writer, and less buff and polish."
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“Louisiana’s heat is inescapable and aggressive.”
The Oxford American just unlocked “Dixie Zen,” Sam Anderson’s piece on Louisiana summers. Last January, Anderson wrote one of the most popular articles in Millions history.
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The E-Reader of Sand (II)
Reif Larsen continues our own Mark O'Connell's riff on the Borgesian nature of e-readers.
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“Stay busy / Take time for myself”
Recommended Reading: three poems about depression by Alexandra Wuest.
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Full Stop Blogger Call
Know some talented writers in need of a great platform? Full Stop is looking for bloggers to cover literature, film, music, politics, and a host of other topics.
New Vampire Weekend
According to Chris Richards at the Washington Post, the Ivy League rockers of Vampire Weekend are the unapologetic Bright Young Things of our recession era. Drinking Darjeeling on Daddy's yacht never looked so good, he says, and their second album, Contra, out yesterday, sounds pretty good too.
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NPR Reviews the New Franzen
Alan Cheuse's review of Jonathan Franzen's much-anticipated new novel, Freedom, appeared on All Things Considered yesterday...and begs the question of what kind of compassion we look for in novels.
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