February 2012
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“There was one neuron in one person that responded only to pictures of Jennifer...”
– Today on Fresh Air: understanding the Jennifer Aniston neuron (via nprfreshair)
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Win a Book Wednesday
It’s all about HOUSE OF STONE right now, so enter now to win a copy of this heartbreaking and enduring work from the late Anthony Shadid.
Enter here to win.
Official rules here.
HOUSE OF STONE is the story of a battle-scarred home and a war correspondent’s jostled spirit, and of how reconstructing the one came to fortify the other. In this poignant and resonant memoir, the author of...
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Listen to Thanassis Cambanis, one of Anthony...
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Anthony Shadid found his way home in 'House of... →
USA Today’s beautiful cover story
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Paul Theroux travels to Nogales, Mexico, a few... →
Paul Theroux, master travel writer, has lived more lives than any of us could imagine. In this NYT piece, he talks about border crossing and exploration, two things he’s quite good at.
His new novel, THE LOWER RIVER will be available in May.
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Oscar Bingo y'all →
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The Exegete
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ROB LATHAM on the career of Philip K. Dick, up to and including The Exegesis. Chuck Hodi IRS FBI PKD 2-3-74
Philip K. Dick The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick Eds. Pamela Jackson and Jonathan Lethem. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, November 2011. 944 pp. _____. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 1964. Mariner, October 2011. 240 pp. _____. Ubik 1969. Mariner, April 2012. 240 pp. ...
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In honor of Pancake Day. You're welcome. →
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“It was not the feeling of completeness I so needed, but the feeling of not being...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated
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“With writing, we have second chances.”
– Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated
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“Everything is the way it is because everything was the way it was. Sometimes I...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated
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Honoring Anthony Shadid →
The NYT has gathered a collection of tweets from former colleagues and friends of the late Anthony Shadid. Such kind, honest words for truly compassionate man.
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Anthony Shadid, Reporter in the Middle East, Dies... →
“Anthony died as he lived — determined to bear witness to the transformation sweeping the Middle East and to testify to the suffering of people caught between government oppression and opposition forces,” —Jill Abramson, the executive editor of the NYT
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Books Meet Fashion On The Big Screen →
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Win a Book Wednesday
All this week, enter for your chance to win a copy of ACCIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE: A Novel by Stacia Brown. Passionate love and a murder trial in 17th c. London? You want this.
Enter to win here.
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Rachel Lockyer is under investigation for murder.
It is 1649. King Charles has been beheaded for treason. Amid civil war, Cromwell’s army is running the country. The...
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“It’s dark now and I am very tired. I love you, always. Time is nothing.”
– Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife
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“What is the opposite of two?
A lonely me, a lonely you.”
– Richard Wilbur
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“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply,...”
– Pablo Neruda
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Y'all, are you ready for tomorrow? Our Pinterest... →
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Charles Simic Has a Secret and it Takes Place in... →
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“We used all the available tools in order to communicate with each other,...”
– Internet activist Wael Ghonim says sites like Facebook are tools that can help connect people and disseminate information to the masses, but cannot create social changes on their own. (via nprfreshair)
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