Craig Thompson’s Blankets depicts the wonderful confusion of falling in love for the first time. Awkward and romantic, his writing and artwork both enchant.
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2 Sentence Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran-Foer
After Oskar Schell walked me around New York City, I closed my copy of Jonathan Safran-Foer’s Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and wrote this note on the inside cover, “a must read.” Idiosyncratic characters, multiple perspectives, drawings, colored mark-up, quirky dialogue, an honest reaction to a catastrophic event (9/11), what more could you want...
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[Cut] Facebook Favorites
His Facebook profile lists Enya, Insane Clown Posse, and Creed as his favorite music. Cut. –
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3 Niches Not Yet Tapped in Online Dating
I started thinking about niche dating sites a few years back when I wrote a story about J4J4J4J.com, a dating site exclusively for Jews for Jesus. As I sit, tapping my fingers, waiting for someone to launch that goldmine (and, yes, J4J4J4J.com will be a goldmine), I decided to brainstorm about other potential niche...
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[Cut] Needs Hooked on Phonics
Sends (sober!) texts like, “Hey cutie. Your so sexy. We still on for tonight? Can’t wait to see you their.” Cut. – In this spirit of Dealbreakers, here’s a column where nonpretentious contributors tell you when to cut your man or your woman.
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Brownstein Crashes The Superbowl
One of our most creative friends, Mr. Alec Brownstein (sound alert!), has created a video for the Doritos Crash the Superbowl Contest (sound alert!). If Alec wins, he receives $5 million. So, nonpretentious readers – assuming that Alec makes it to the finalist rounds (which he will!) – make sure you get your vote...
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[Philly] It’s an ELECTION
Believe it or not, we have one Today! Very exciting. I have taken over the civic duty of issuing Election Guides. Turnout is likely to be 15 percent this year, which is pathetic. But there are some very important, and very boring, races. To wit: Controller: Al Schmidt (R) The most important race, and...
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[Work] ESPN (NYC) Needs a Paralegal
While nonpretentious is not law-oriented, quite a few of our readers and contributors are involved with the legal industry. In addition, paralegal positions are a go-to job for English majors everywhere. This position requires 5 years of experience as a paralegal but it’s working with fantasy football teams and doing other legal work for...
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[mix tape] J.D. Amato Wakes Us Up!
1derful Seconds from J.D. Amato on Vimeo. Filmmakers see the world differently than most. It’s their gift. Judging by his work, J.D. Amato‘s world is colorful and tightly edited. It’s surreal and fanciful but based in reality. (Note: Even the cover to his mix-tape is bright!) Give him a small space, limited characters (see:...
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Fall 2009: TV Guide
Like many of you, I went through one of those phases when I swore off TV. For me, it happened in college and it sounded something like this, “Damn the fascist cable companies! Damn the advertisers! Damn consumerism! Let’s read Adbusters or Utne!” Now, I’m that I’m older and wiser, I can admit that...
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