Category Archives: Bibliomania
Bibliomaniac’s Guide to Reading
Some days, it seems like reading is a lost art. Sure, we read text messages and Tweets and even Japanese cell phone novels; we read on the iPhone and the Kindle and maybe even the headlines at NYTimes.com, but when … Continue reading
Daily Oddities, June 9th/10th
We’re starting this round of Daily Oddities with something everybody wants–a job! Today’s odd job listings include counting bees in New York City and catelouging controlled substances for the NYPD. Awesome much? Now that you’re gainfully employed, lets take a … Continue reading
Roma vs. Gypsy: NYT Copy Fail
(VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP!!!) 3rdWorldImagineer is back today with another instalment of ‘why language matters’. For the record, I am not a PC fascist, but I do think it’s critical to examine how we talk about certain subjects, particularly ones … Continue reading
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the things i like to write about (are weird)
From time to time, when I am writing, I have this thought—which I occasionally post on FB: “sometimes i sit down and i write some shit and i think, holy mother of G-d i am a sick, terrible person. at … Continue reading
The Reimagineers, Chapter 11: Sept. 7th, The Coney Island Apocalypse
I’m already several chapters past this, but it felt like a good time to share. Cuz I FELT LIKE IT, motherfuckers CHAPTER 11: SEPT. 7TH, 2008—THE CONEY ISLAND APOCALYPSE: Look up. There in the sky, ten thousand feet straight up … Continue reading
The Reimagineers, Chapter 10—The Cyclone Cycle
In life, Mr. Mohammad had been 5’3”, though death, he was 5 inches even. Mr. Ajaz had been taller, almost 5’7”, with vehement mustaches and a wife who washed cotton shalwarz and kurta pajamas and yellowing undershirts ($3 the pack … Continue reading
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Colombian Imagineering
“Stealing books is a crime but not a sin” -Gabriel Garcia Marquez There’s just something about poor war-torn Colombia and books. If you don’t think so, check out the New York Times slideshow on rural Colombia’s Biblioburro—that’s library donkey, for … Continue reading
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