Archive for March 26th, 2009

Midweek Repost [Casting Call] March 2009

March 26, 2009
By nonpretentious
Midweek Repost [Casting Call] March 2009

It’s time again to open the site for new contributors. as planned, nonpretentious will have open registration (a.k.a. a casting call) for the next seven (7) days. nonpretentious would love to hear from people who: write like Murakami, fight like Jack Bauer, kill crossword puzzles like Jon Stewart, mix optimism with cynicism, wish life’s...
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Book recommendation

March 26, 2009
By Marvin Fein
Book recommendation

For anyone out there who likes the Nick Hornby style of infiltrating pop music references into his narrative, read Tom Perrotta’s early novel “The Wishbones“. Also for any of you who don’t like Hornsby’s books, it is more interesting than his books.
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In Praise of the Uncouth

March 26, 2009
By Melissa Sachs
In Praise of the Uncouth

Thankfully, not all things are filtered. A moment to praise the uncouth, unfiltered trap (not you, tough_love, but this should be reminiscent for you as well)… Anyone else have this type of experience before?
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