Recommended Reading: “Nudists” by David James Poissant.
Naked Reading
Sink Review
Recommended Reading: Sink Review.
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Mathias Svalina New Release
Octopus Magazine and Octopus Books co-editor Mathias Svalina's latest book I Am A Very Productive Entrepreneur was released last month. You can read an excerpt here, or you can check out his short story "The Pregnant Couple" on Matchbook's website.
Keeping Up with the Chip World
Are you a computer? Do you reside in a tasteful brownstone in Park Slope or Fort Greene? If so, you surely keep up with The New York Review of Bots. (If not, you must be embarrassed.) (h/t Jared Keller)
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Face Off: Kardashian/Kahlo
"Where does the line between the self-portrait and the selfie fall? Both Kardashian West and Kahlo are masters of the form—suggesting that perhaps there is no clear line at all." Anyone who puts Frida and Kim together in an essay, as Sarah Murray has for The Rumpus, has our full and enthusiastic support. Also relevant: Alizah Salario's piece about the naming of North West.
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