After the book came SparkNotes, prepared at a moment’s notice to simplify character, plot, and theme for those who need the classics with less language and sophistication. Tired of studying? Sponsored ads offer competing models of interest with informative captions like “Find Your Secret Crush Now” and “Cutest Celebs on Twitter.” You can click them […]
About Your Artsy Facebook Profile Pic
December 2, 2013 By
Hey, look at that— petunias near a curb, yet I can’t help but think it’s still superbly about you, you as you coyly hold back beyond the frame, saying matter-of-factly that it’s not about me and no “me” here. But everyone knows. It’s totally clear. Garish enough, however you treat it: no need for initials, […]
Looking Back Upon the Era of YouTube
August 26, 2013 By
By this means, they tried to make themselves immortal, the scroll of their days and silly jokes unrolling digitally, the flickering video rolling ever onward tirelessly recording, continuously on as they uploaded incessantly, clicking on phone or tablet, as if to make penny offerings to the great god they had raised to make themselves laugh. […]
Hearing Bly Read
June 6, 2013 By
His words bubbled from the speakers as he bantered with the host, his voice coffee-warm with a Norwegian froth; he began reading in a tone one might use when granting deepest confidence— interrupting himself, making mid-poem commentary, repeating favorite stanzas— and I knew again that I was fatherless, and I felt like a blind […]
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