July 2011
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Ask Me About… →
Oh, this should be good.
readandbreathe:
…a new series presented by McNally Jackson and Time Out New York!
mcnallyjackson:
timeoutnewyork:
Very, very excited about this: TONY is teaming up with McNally Jackson to present a new event, Ask Me About…. Hosted by our Books editor, Matthew Love, the series gives book casual readers and bookworms alike an excuse to tackle that classic they’ve...
June 2011
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Where Latin and Arabic Meet →
March 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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a grammar: confidential answers to anonymous... →
agrammar:
At this point the term “middle class” is so vague and conceptual that it’s almost an article of religious faith, but I don’t think it was ever intended to mean “of exact median income” — it refers to something more structural, you know? Some people seem to have read that Tennis review as if…
December 2010
3 posts
“This wasn’t the person he’d thought he was, or would have chosen to be if he’d...”
– JONATHAN FRANZEN, Freedom (via booberg)
November 2010
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October 2010
4 posts
Weekend New Book Round-Up
mcnallyjackson:
Whoa, whoa. Suddenly this is becoming the Biweekendly New Book Round-Up—not what I ever intended. My job is to do lots of things—shelve books, guess what book you’re trying to explain to me, free people trapped in the bathroom—but my job, probably at least according to Sarah McNally, is not to do the Weekend New Book Round-Up. I invented this job, as the Director of Social Media...
True Story
Me: ::Fiddling idly with my iPhone::
Cashier: And I suppose your [Large Grocery Franchise] Rewards Card is on your iPhone?
Me: Ah! Um, sorry, I got distracted... Didn't mean to be rude.
Cashier: No, for real, is your card on your phone? We have an iPhone app.
Me: Oooh, I thought you were calling me out for being a space cadet.
Cashier: Shit, nah, man. I wouldn't play you like that. We got an iPhone app; This is the 21st century!
a grammar: professional programming note →
agrammar:
Hi there! I’ve been getting a whole bunch of questions about my new job, which was announced on Monday. So I guess I should explain what’s up with that. Here is the short-and-sweet version:
I’ve been invited to work as the pop critic for New York Magazine. This is pretty obviously amazing. It’s…
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Watchhiroic:
Diamonds of Malaysia.
Short video I recently chopped together using footage from Guy Greene’s and my adventures in Malaysia during the Summer 2010 AsDG expedition season.
Music: J. Dilla - Diamonds Camera: Canon 5dmkii, 50mm f1.4
September 2010
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August 2010
2 posts
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Frequently Asked Freedom Questions (FAFQ)
Q: Is it out yet?
A: No.
Q: When?
A: Tuesday the 31st.
Q: But I want it now.
A: Patience.
Q: Have you read it? Is it good?
A: I have. It is. Though I fear that expectations are outpacing reality and people are going to be disappointed, because how could any book be as good as all that hype? Backlashes are boring.
Q: Did you read The Corrections?
A: I did.
Q: WHICH IS BETTER?
A: Well--okay. When The Corrections came out I was a freshman in high school, so I was more concerned with, I don't know, zits and punk rock than I was with literary fiction. I was up at my mom's place years later and without a book. She had a copy. I started reading it, not having read any Franzen or knowing exactly what was going on--just that it was maybe a famous book--and obviously it was exciting stumbling on something that great. Literally actually stumbling: It was a hardcover and being used as a doorstop.
Q: Answer the question.
A: I enjoyed The Corrections more--for the newness, the discovery--but Freedom might be the better book.
Q: So, can I buy it?
A: No. Tuesday.
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June 2010
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May 2010
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Do Women Rule the Publishing World? →
Query: Do men read less because they’re not being catered to, or are they not marketed to because men simply don’t like to read?
You decide.
March 2010
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Sx West Mary House
FADE IN:
EXT. AUSTIN, TX - DAY - ESTABLISHING
Cars, trucks, and cyclists pass an old wire-fenced house; tall grass barricades the W. Mary St. view. S wears striped, knee-length socks, shorts, and a white tank. Her full-rimmed, rectangular glasses slip down her sweaty hooked-nose as she pulls out weeds from the front yard. From across the street, NEIGHBOR J hauls a red wagon carrying her...
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South by S's Ignorance
S: going to a show at the austin music hall, tonight
CE: wait, for flaming lips?
S: honestly, i've no friggin clue
CE: oh my gosh, s
S: what?
CE: that's ridiculous. flaming lips at austin music hall, a sold out show. and you have no clue...
Bookshelf Porn is at SXSW →
bookshelfporn:
If you’re in Austin say hi via Twitter and we can be nerdy and chat about bookshelves at the conference.
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February 2010
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EvanBeth: Nothing beats a bottle of wine and a... →
(via ebgb)
Correction my love, chikitlinski! Besos!
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Define: Sara (Urbandictionary.com)
As inspired by a friend (shout out to EB), I looked up the definition of my name. And what can I say, my name is pretty badass. Don’t believe me? See for yourself!
1. Sara A person who is very hot and has the greatest personality ever! In hebrew Sara means princess. There for you should treat her as if she was one! Sara is also a very irresistable person.
Damn! That Sara chick is so...
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January 2010
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When did cyberstalking become acceptable?
Me: p.s. -- I started to cyberstalk you on Twitter. Creepy, cool or both?
He: Cyberstalking me? Flattering! Of course.
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“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers...”
– Rumi
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Commitment Phobia? Here's A Little Inspiration.
Ah, tinybuddha.com. Wise you are, indeed. Just one problem: I’ve no one with whom to share your words of wisdom.
I wish I had more followers who had no clue as to what they wanted to do with their lives. Looks like I have a handful of ambitious, brave, non-commitment-phobe followers. (Shout out to Finland, Pakistan, and Malaysia!)
This message, nevertheless, goes out to anybody. I’ve...
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“Back then hoes didn’t want me, now I’m hot hoes all on me”
– Mike Jones
(Seriously, if you knew me as a kid… chances are you wouldn’t recognize me.)