“‘Oh,’ she said, ‘a lot of dogs don’t like black people but they’re fine with everyone else.’ … Was this just a workplace microaggression, or are these dogs actually racist? I found myself grappling with the idea that not only do actual humans hate me for being black; dogs could also hate me for reasons that are out of my control.” Kelly Mays McDonald on how we have weaponized dogs in The Awl.
Man’s Best Friend Is Racist
Food Book Fair
Hey! Fans of Kickstarter (or possibly KickStumbler?) wouldn't you like to help finance "the world’s first ever Food Book Fair that will bring together food publications from around the world alongside dynamic event programming."
Maybe he just doesn’t take režektion very well?
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek doesn't seem very happy these days. Yesterday he published a harsh response to the lukewarm reception NYRB and the Guardian gave his recently published opus, Less Than Nothing. And his declaration that "99% of people are boring idiots" in an recent interview does little to soften his image.
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The Queen Died of Grief
Must female characters always stand in the shadow of the institution of marriage? Ivan Kreilkamp writes on female bachelors, from Renata Adler’s Speedboat to Elizabeth Hardwick’s Sleepless Nights. Pair with this Millions essay on Adler’s piecemeal novel.
Will It Have a British Accent?
Thanks to the success of the recent Muppets movie, the BBC is developing a "teatime chat show to be fronted by a new puppet."
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Goodies from The New Yorker
In this week's New Yorker, James Wood critiques Paul Auster, while his sometime-subject Don DeLillo offers refreshingly offbeat short fiction.