- The Canon: Still Flying: The Talk of the Town: The New Yorker
“When Moqtada al-Sadr comes to power, and I am facing the firing squad, it will be for that.. I never stopped writing poetry, but the poets stopped writing about me.. Because when you have a bestselling novel, or two, or three, everybody hates you.” (academic books ericajong newyorker nyc writing ) - “The requirement” by Wendell Berry (Harper’s Magazine)
Big had said he wasn’t long for this world, but he looked about the same as yesterday. For all I knew, he might live a long time yet. When somebody tells you he’s going to die, you can’t say, “Well, go ahead. I’ll just sit here till you do.” (harpers literature shortstory wendellberry ) - The Great Forgetting - New York Times
Proustian memory bullies who get 1,800 pages of recollection out of a mere cookie-bite.. other side are those of us suffering the normal effects of time, living in the hippocampically challenged community that is one step away from leaving the stove on al (column conservative nyt psychology ) - The Believer - Interview with Miranda July
My ideal life is just lounging around the house and every once in a while I’ll kind of write something, and then I’ll leave and eat something and masturbate or whatever–just this very fluid life of comforting myself, you know. (hipsters interview magazine mirandajuly ) - A brief history of street violence: It’s the economy, stupid - Crime, UK - The Independent
Street crime, though, is a hybrid of the two and it is most prevalent in areas where the “have-nots” have ready access to the “haves”, which suggests it may actually rise further as the economic gap between the two widens. (article british crime economics law ) - ‘Acceptable face’ of fascism may cost Berlusconi victory - Europe, News - The Independent
Ms Santanche told women viewers: “Don’t give your vote to Berlusconi, he sees us only horizontally, never vertically” … For a man like Mr Berlusconi, as priapic as a character in an Aristophanes farce, Ms Santanche was too gorgeous to be ignored. (europe italy politics ) - Deseret News - Video - First look inside YFZ Ranch
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