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June 10, 2010

Artwork by Brendan Lee Satish Tang

Ryan Call has an amazing piece up on Necessary Fiction today. Loving his weather series, everywhere I see it those pieces.

Did you know? Hitchcock may have made the first recorded “That’s what she said,” reference. In 1929. These are the things the internets are good for.

Jon Stewart mocks the White House Press Corps‘ jockeying over Helen Thomas’s seat. Brilliant.

Speaking of the White House, Politico has a list of the best Presidential swearing of all time.  I love that we have tapes of LBJ talking about his bunghole, balls, and various other parts.

Awesome roundtable discussion on first books, at Hobart.

Those of you that know Roxane Gay (and you should if you don’t) know that she is currently finishing up her dissertation and getting ready to defend it, plus getting ready to move, plus doing a stint at Necessary Fiction as the Writer-in-Residence, plus getting ready for her own first book to be published. So how in the name of all that is holy does she also have time to do all of this? I have a secret wish, everyone. Which is not so secret anymore, I guess. I wish to be as productive as Roxane Gay. Unfortunately, since it seems to be all I can do these days to secure and eat dinner more than an hour before bed, I don’t know that my wish will come true. In the meantime, at least I can enjoy Roxane’s creative output.