Monthly Archives: April 2008

New fiction in Guernica magazine

Jane Wong’s “The Loves of Mao” examines the price of love, loyalty, and groupthink in Cultural Revolution China. Jane is in China right now on a Fulbright, and was a Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference waiter the year before I was. … Continue reading

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Tomorrow night: Guernica and Pen World Voices

Guernica magazine is sponsoring two PEN World Voices events. Tuesday, April 29thCrisis Darfur: A Conversation with Mia Farrow and Bernard-Henri Lévy8 p.m.: The French Institute, Alliance Française ($15/$10 students) Friday, May 2ndLeaving Home: With Dinaw Mengestu, György Dragomán, and Saša … Continue reading

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Best take on the Hillary Clinton Campaign

Ex-Goldwater supporter HRC is doing a bang-up job for the Republicans.

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Nope

Not in the mood.

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An article I wrote is up on Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood

I love Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood; I think it’s one of the best on the Web, maybe because it’s so focused: it’s concerned with true stories that take place in New York City. How Mr. Beller describes my piece: “From Kobe, Japan to … Continue reading

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Guernica and Pen World Voices

Guernica magazine is sponsoring two PEN World Voices events. Tuesday, April 29th Crisis Darfur: A Conversation with Mia Farrow and Bernard-Henri Lévy 8 p.m.: The French Institute, Alliance Française ($15/$10 students) Friday, May 2nd Leaving Home: With Dinaw Mengestu, György Dragomán, … Continue reading

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New Fiction in Guernica Magazine

* Susan Daitch’s “All that is Solid” asks, what would it be like to work in the Empire State Building if/when another great ape decides to climb it? Susan read this story at the Brooklyn Public Library (a reading she … Continue reading

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Michael Chabon’s "Spider-man 2": Less tiresome than the one that made it to the screens?

Novelist Chabon was the third of four screenwriters assigned to the film project. For a limited time, it’s posted to the McSweeney’s site. Chabon received a “screen story” credit, probably a good paycheck, and little more for his efforts.

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ERIN and Her Cello at Joe’s Pub

Erin Hall, a sweet, cleaver, and wonderful performer I know from Naked Angels, is having a CD release show at Joes pub with Special Guest PROJECT part of the Green Apple Music Festival SATURDAY, APRIL 19th, 7pm Joe’s Pub at … Continue reading

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Not in the mood

Just not in the mood.

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