http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/21593628638/steal-giveaway via ohonestly.tumblr.com i’ve been a fan of austin kleon’s work for a few years now, and i was eager to get my hands on his latest book, “steal like an artist”. billed as a “manifesto for creativity in the digital age”, it’s chock full of great quotes, illustrations, and advice on how to follow your interests and [...]
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from “fever pitch”. (yes, that gorgeous little love story between nick hornby and the arsenal.)
Posted: 29.03.09 in footie, reading“i fell in love with football as i was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it.”
it’s not about competitive typing; it’s not about recognising the quotes; it’s not about anything but keying in a random selection of passages from writers ranging from krakauer to tarantino, punctuation and all. what can i say, it’s ridiculously fun. oh, except for the annoying bit where you have to backspace and retype mistakes a [...]
whether you’ve read her before, or you like graphic novels as a genre, or you just love to read. it’s a graphic novel, called the night bookmobile, by audrey niffenegger. and it’s being serialised by the guardian online. the archive is right here – do take a look. i seriously doubt it’ll disappoint.
absolutely, positively, psychotically love the akon remix of “wanna be startin’ somethin’”. which, as anyone who was young back in the days when mj was black and just plain creepy (as opposed to being certified) will remember, was right up there with ”smooth criminal” and “give in to me”. (and those who disagree are welcome to moonwalk off this page at [...]
guess it was only a matter of time. say hello to literature map.
as popularised by carroll, not mayer. turns out i’m alice — flaky dreamer extraordinaire, and possessor of the original overactive imagination. check out which character from the classics you might be, at oxford world’s classics.
just read this. atwood, man. she’s lovely.
irish proverb, apparently. and while anne enright seems to be doing just fine on the luck front, here are two essays and a short story to help you decide when/ where/ whether to read the gathering. what’s left of henrietta lacks, and my milk, two essays from the london review of books, circa 2000. and caravan, a tightly wound short [...]
yann martel on how life of pi was born. it’s the literary version of alanis’ thank you.
