January 2010
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Columbia U And ToplessRobot.com on Dante's Inferno
Today’s NTY tackles the latest release from EA Games, a video game based on Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno.” Among those quoted are Teodolinda Barolini, the Lorenzo Da Ponte Professor of Italian at Columbia University and a former president of the Dante Society of America, and Rob Bricken, editor of the geek-culture blog ToplessRobot.com: “It’s just a gross...
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“I am disgusted to see Dos [Passos] said that writers should not write now. If a...”
– Martha Gellhorn, 1941 (via The Daily Dish)
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“The tragic days of our lives, the days of accounting, begin like any other, with...”
– T. C. Boyle, “A Death in Kitchawank,” in this week’s New Yorker
Jan 14th
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““The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot...”
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ListenRobert Browing reads “How They Brought the...
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Salon on Elizabeth Gilbert
There is a great piece about Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, on Salon today. Essentially, the article posits Gilbert as a serious author who’s only reluctantly comfortable with the role that mainstream success has granted her as a pop-psychology advice maven. I first learned about Gilbert’s unexpected literary chops from an unlikely source: Apple’s Meet The Author...
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Podcast Review: The New York Times Book Review
About four years ago, I discovered The New York Time Book Review. About two years ago, I discovered The New York Times Book Review Podcast. Although I adore the printed product, it’s not always easy to get my hands on a copy. Especially since I’ve lost my source for free weekend editions. However, I’ve found the podcast version a more than adequate substitute. In some ways, maybe...
Jan 9th
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In Praise of HootSuite
There are a lot of interesting people on Twitter. Too many, perhaps. Or at least so many that after a while, you need some help keeping track of everyone. Twitter lists were a great start. Now, I’ve discovered an even better option – a free service that lets you slice and dice your Twitter streams into a personalized information dashboard, all online; no software downloads required. I...
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