January 26, 2012
Frankenstein’s Crowdsourced Monster: hitRECord’s Tiny Book of Tiny Stories

The Millions posted an essay of mine today on hitRECord’s new book, in which I basically say this:

“The most remarkable thing about Tiny Stories is the experimental, collaborative process behind its creation and the high quality of work that’s resulted from it. This is not what one would expect from a site where anyone can upload whatever they want and everyone can remix everyone else’s work and use it to make whatever.”

2:23pm
  
Filed under: prose hitRECord books 
January 25, 2012
"Maybe they’ll get me, and maybe they won’t
But not tonight and it won’t be here
There are things I could say, but I don’t
I know the mercy of God must be near"

— Bob Dylan

January 24, 2012

“Le Blues de Memphis,” made for French TV in the 70s. I especially like the loosely paraphrased subtitles for the interview segment, around the 8 min mark.

(via VSL)

January 18, 2012
The Bygone Bureau just posted an essay I wrote about something crazy that happened to me in Philly a few years ago. It concerns the rifles seen in the background of the above photo, in which I am for some reason raising an empty glass.

The Bygone Bureau just posted an essay I wrote about something crazy that happened to me in Philly a few years ago. It concerns the rifles seen in the background of the above photo, in which I am for some reason raising an empty glass.

6:29pm
  
Filed under: Philly prose 
January 6, 2012
The Essential Geography of the United States of America

The Essential Geography of the United States of America

11:56am
  
Filed under: cartography 
December 18, 2011
Postscript: Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

Smart lad to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.

December 12, 2011
It’s nice to know, although it’s a little unsettling, that Amazon has a category specifically for people like me.

It’s nice to know, although it’s a little unsettling, that Amazon has a category specifically for people like me.

December 11, 2011
via persicophoto

via persicophoto

December 7, 2011
7 December, 1941 - “a date which will live in infamy”

7 December, 1941 - “a date which will live in infamy”

December 7, 2011
I’d also like to add Super Speed, Double Firepower, and Extra Shield.

I’d also like to add Super Speed, Double Firepower, and Extra Shield.

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