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Jonathan Safran Foer: A Day in the Life

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“We are like aardvarks, sniffing up the anthills of our pasts,” thought Jonathan Safran Foer. “The tears are all the moments we spend alone, writing out letters to our dead loved ones, half-asleep.” But where was his butler?

Deleted Scenes: Mark Fisher

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Deleted Scenes is a way to feature interesting parts of interviews didn’t make the cut. In this installment Capitalist Realism author Mark Fisher talks about “market Stalinism,” unheralded writers, bureaucracy, and student protests.

The Final Frontier?

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And so now, to be stoned in space, perhaps if not Man’s final frontier, is definitely a step in the right direction.

Brian McGackin, these guys could kick your ass

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The New York Daily News, long known for its thoughtful commentary on contemporary literature, has published a piece by Brian McGakin (author of the forthcoming opus Broetry), about the lack of manliness in contemporary fiction.

Illustrated Jest

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Poor Yorick Entertainment promises to “attempt to bring some kind of visual life to the fictional filmmaker’s [James O. Incandenza] body of work, as well as the world of Infinite Jest.”

Antarctica: Why go to Antarctica?

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In my day-to-day life I have few thoughts about Antarctica.

General Orders No. 9

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Yesterday Slashfilm posted a link to the trailer for an upcoming experimental documentary titled GENERAL ORDERS No. 9. Even more intriguing was the post’s subheading, which read: “A documentary aimed squarely at Terrence Malick Fans?”

Versus Naipaul

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This is how men write.

Dial-a-Poem

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With the Dial-a-Poem project of the late 60’s, Artist John Giorno provided a phone number that one could call to hear a poem read by its author.

Day of the Locusts

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There’s probably a cockroach within 100 feet of you right now. Learn about her!