Sexts Exchanged with the National Book Award Nomination Committee
i wanna be on you
Oh really?
fuck yeh. im rock hard just thinking of u.
That’s pretty hard.
if i was at ur door right now,..
Emily Gould on e-bookselling, the futility of DRM, dollars versus retweets, and memoir aftermath
There are few who have experienced the agony and the ecstasy of our hyper-networked century more acutely than Emily Gould. After a whirlwi..
Best/Realest Tweets of the Week, 10/9-10/15/11
– Compiled by @JayGabler
How to Cure a Head Cold via Steel Reserve
1. Self-diagnose your head cold, because you trust your body to tell you when it needs care. Also, your health insurance has a $5,000 ..
Your Changing Guesses as to What They’re Typing While the Chat Window Says They’re Typing
Your guess after one second of typing: “lol”
Your guess after three seconds of typing: “LOL!”
Your guess after five seconds of t..
How to Be a Disaffected Young Man in an Acclaimed Debut Novel
1. Be British.
2. Narrate in first person, in high diction that’s regularly punctuated by slang and obscenity.
3. Smoke and drin..
Best/Realest Tweets of the Week, 10/2-10/8/11
– Compiled by @JayGabler
On(line) Writing: Dispatch from Oxford, Mississippi
Yesterday I paid my first visit to Oxford, Mississippi, one of America’s literary capitals. After a stop at Bottletree Bakery for fort..
An Open Letter to Elvis Presley
Dear Elvis,
How’s it going? Are you alive or dead? I know, you’re probably dead, which makes that an insensitive question—but if so..
Photos: Late Afternoon at the Memphis Airport
I Stand with Gerhard Richter and #OccupyArtWorld
“It’s just as absurd as the banking crisis,” says artist Gerhard Richter about the escalation in art prices, in a statement that’s fue..
My Ten Most Memorable Personal Experiences with Apple Products
1. The floppy disc lesson, 1983. I distinctly remember my first lesson in how to use a computer. Our second-grade classroom at Holy Ro..