September 2012
18 posts
Talking Points Memo: Federal Authorites Drop... →
tpmmedia:
Federal authorities announced late Friday they were dropping the four-year criminal investigation into Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio and would not be pressing abuse of power charges against him.
The announcement came late on a Friday ahead of a long holiday weekend. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in…
Nothing good comes out on a Friday afternoon. As an Arizona native and fan of...
August 2012
18 posts
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“[…] What is literature, and what do we want from it? The former is a key...”
– China Miéville, The future of the novel, «The Guardian», 21 agosto 2012
This is lovely and or yes.
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Wisdom Coupon, Gore Vidal
thetinhouse:
“You can’t really succeed with a novel anyway; they’re too big. It’s like city planning. You can’t plan a perfect city because there’s too much going on that you can’t take into account. You can, however, write a perfect sentence now and then. I have.” -Gore Vidal
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Yeah, Bolt Bus, but can you do this?
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In the minutes after the train left each station, the conductor must have had to make some electrical switch, and the lights and fans would shut off, throwing the train into a gray and papered hush. The twilit storm let in. At Lord’s Point, the car dimmed just as the train came out over the inlet and they seemed suddenly submerged, suspended on every side by water. The harbor sea-wide with...
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There are 3 female authors on this list of the 50... →
Saddest Number (not to be confused with the Loneliest Number), Best Tag by patrick
