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Archive for December 2009

Discovered: Eventful.com

On the Twit.tv Christmas Special Jonathan Coulton announced he was going to Florida because his fans asked him to — on Eventful.com. I can’t keep up with the crazy-awesome ideas that are sprouting up all over that help artists.

Sherman Alexie Is One Disaffected Dude

Nothing like a month old media clip to hold over the blog for the day. Comment one: I love Colbert “I wish my books were on clay tablets.” Comment two: FU comedynetwork.ca Thanks for the embed.

I Just Ordered a Book From McNallyRobinson.com

McNally Robinson shouldn’t have expanded into the Ontario market. That was a mistake. It is done. They don’t need to be reminded. They will be haunted by that decision for a long time. But here is the thing — they haven’t gone out of business. Their demise is not a forgone conclusion. They made a [...]

Paperback Nostalgia: High Culture at Low Cost

I finally caught up with the documentary Paperback Dreams that chronicles two west coast American independent bookstores — Kepler‘s and Cody‘s. There is a couple of choice parts…

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