Does stereoblindness caused by amblyopia (“lazy eye”) grant “superpowers” to avid readers? Giovanni Garcia-Fenech’s ophthalmologist seems to think so.
Your X-Man Mutation: Advanced Reading Abilities
Magic: The Gathering as Literature
A D Jameson has been writing daily updates about Magic: The Gathering as literature. Here's part one of his HTMLGiant series. (And here's part two, and here's part three.)
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New Zadie Smith
Recommended reading: new fiction from Zadie Smith in the New Yorker, "Escape from New York."
True Story
Over at Granta, Melissa Febos writes about truth. As she puts it, "The true telling of our stories often requires the annihilation of other stories, the ones we build and carry through our lives because it is easier to preserve some mysteries."
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Get ‘Em While It’s Hot
Columbia University Press is having a Spring Sale all month. 50% off!
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Letterman Has Done Creepy Things
David Letterman has possibly topped himself. As told on the show last night, he has been doing some creepy things. Click here for the video of one of the most bizarre, fascinating -- and arguably brilliant, from a PR standpoint -- mea culpas in recent history.
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