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August 2009
The Archives
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08.13.09“Imitation is suicide…”"There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that... Imitation is suicide... That though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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08.13.09Death of the CoolWilly DeVille 1950-2009. May he rest in peace. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zmIG9r1R88
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08.12.09J the R on tour – the rematchRev. Murphy will be reading with Colm Toibin at the Set Theatre in Kilkenny as part of the Arts Festival this coming Saturday at 3pm. It's looking like a sell-out. The pastor will make himself available for the laying of hands, book signings etc. No sooner will the steam have risen off his back than the Rev will be off to the Flatlake Festival. He's scheduled to read in the Butty Barn at 12 noon Sunday. Get along if you fancy a little atonement for the sins of the night before. Voting is still going hot and heavy over at the Guardian's ...
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08.11.09J the R longlisted for Not the Booker…We are proud to announce that J the R has been longlisted for the Guardian Books Blog Not the Booker Prize. Those so disposed, feel free to vote. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/aug/11/not-the-booker-prize-judges
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08.10.09Yes I’m judging you, punkPresenting the righteous Reverend Sister Mary Nelson. Get ready to be raptured. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSx1XToYOlU
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08.06.09Mission MichiganDispatch from Inside Out Literary Arts in Detroit, MI: Beginning August 18 at 10:00 a.m. the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, through the Community Foundation Challenge - Arts & Culture, is providing up to $1 million to match general operating gifts made online at www.cfsem.org to support participating arts and cultural organizations, including INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS. A match of $1 will be provided for every $2 contributed! Matching funds will be awarded on a "first gift, first match" basis. The matching program will end as soon as the $1 million of match funds are gone. With dozens of ...
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08.05.09The Grind(s)Public service announcement on behalf of Anna Livia tutors. http://www.grindsathome.com/ Job done.
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08.05.09Vice SquadThanks to Little Miss Mondo for alerting us to this very cool trailer for Thomas Pynchon's new novel Inherent Vice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjWKPdDk0_U If that is indeed the man himself, he's got quite the voice...
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08.01.09Take This Waltz…Leonard Cohen, O2 Arena, Dublin Flanked by big screens that proclaim the legend 'Unified Heart Touring Company', Field Commander Cohen enters stage left at an honest to god run, 10,000 people rise from their seats in spontaneous ovation, the band strikes up, and here's our invitation to the dance until the end of love. Few writers labour as hard as Leonard to hear the Holy Spirit, and maybe as a consequence few performers invest as much depth of heart and breadth of thought into phrasing every word, never mind every line. The angels in the details: Beatles-y string swoons that counterpoint the Manson ...