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Cigarette advertising is banned; can you advertise books that look like cigarette cartons? Tank Books publish “tales to take your breath away”; authors … gulfstream/2527
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Includes sections on The Bible (the handwriting on the wall), proverbs (he who laughs last, laughs best), idioms … gulfstream/2349
I don’t have any particularly strong feelings for or against Susan Sontag, but this strikes me as a particularly vulgar reminiscence. (Especially … gulfstream/1720
Lone Star Statements: One star Amazon reviews of notable books. gulfstream/1919
Not ideal: Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain” apparently used to be at this URL, but it’s (effectively) a 404 now. The … gulfstream/1966
How to write about Africa: “Broad brushstrokes throughout are good. Avoid having the African characters laugh, or struggle to educate their kids, or … gulfstream/2000
The New Yorker has redesigned! Some notes: overall, much cleaner, nicer and more modern (though it does feel a lot like New York Magazine) cartoons … gulfstream/2255
the ULA is sick of fancy-schmancy postmodern literature gulfstream/366
criticism as literature gulfstream/401
A Containerized Chapel! Fits in a standard shipping container! “The container includes a 30kw tactical quiet generator, heating/cooling … gulfstream/908
Quotes Collected
If someone knows quite a lot about those things [the theatre and plays and literature and all that stuff], it takes you quite a while to find out whether … catcher/15
Of a man's abilities first comes knowledge of the teachings of the sages, by a clear understanding of literature. Next is hand-writing, which should … kenko/15
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Granta: 'How to write about Africa' by Binyavanga Wainaina
Guardian Unlimited Books | News | What's in a pseudonym?
Angleterre, je t’aime - Review - Times Online
Missing from 'Harry Potter" – a real moral struggle | csmonitor.com
