“When someone asks me how I know someone and I say ‘the Internet,’ there is often a subtle pause, as if I had revealed we’d met through a benign but vaguely kinky hobby, like glassblowing class, maybe. The first generation of digital natives are coming of age, but two strangers meeting online is still suspicious…” Ah, the halcyon days of 2004 and internet anonymity.
Stranger Danger
The Wire as a Victorian Novel
And now for something completely different... The Wire reimagined as a Victorian novel and analyzed in a funny, yet sharp satire piece.
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Reading’s Benefits
This week in book-related infographics: Electric Literature takes a look at all the benefits of reading, from stress reduction to generally becoming a better person.
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A Young Writer
Recommended reading: Joseph Scapellato summarizes the life of a young writer for Electric Lit. "You are a young writer. Write."
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USpeak Event in Miami
How many Millions readers reside in Miami? All of you should come check out this USpeak event hosted by the University of Miami's Creative Writing Program. Students will read verse and short stories, and visiting professor Patricia Engel (author of Vida) will read as well. You can also pick up a copy of Mangrove, the university's undergraduate literary journal.
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Trystero Coffee
At Jacket Copy, Carolyn Kellogg has coffee with Thomas Pynchon--well, not exactly...
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Writerly Pets
Famous authors and their dogs, photographed by Jill Krementz. Via The Daily Dish.
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