Infinity Years of Freedom

The Tangled Alphabet...

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And oh boy can it get tangled and mangled and jostled and jangled and mish-mashed to the point of being unrecognizable. It's malleable, it's fallible, it's every bit of existence is contingent upon other bits of its shifty self. But we love it. And we need it.

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Speaking of language, locavore, frenemy, and staycation make debut appearance in the new Webster's dictionary.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g8pdiQ9jQsQwcu2YsiJrCp16vE_AD99ASRMG0


The article references this (http://www.amazon.com/Word-Myths-Debunking-Linguistic-Legends/dp/0195375572/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247171978&sr=8-1) book, which I am now intent on getting.

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Give struggling authors a chance, Brother!

http://ideas.theatlantic.com/2009/07/bet_on_books.php

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I knew this was a bad idea...


http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/jul/08/trust-read-your-work

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Sooooo, Borders UK just launched an online dating service. Amazing. "Good day, chaps! Come get your books, greeting cards, and a nice lassie all in one online stop!"

http://www.borders.co.uk/borders-dating

Am I tempted to join under the pseudonym of Ursula B. Cartale? I just may be...I just. May. Be.

[have no idea where that name came from]

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Lineup for 2009 Book Festival has been announced. Exciting!


http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/index.html

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This was a pretty fascinating interview. I only caught bits n' pieces of it, since it was on whilst I was running amuck in my apartment getting ready for work this morning. I remember early rumblings about this book from a few months ago though. Ah, if only I had that time-freezer machine and I could read EVERYTHING, muwhahahaaaa.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106388550

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Yet another book I must devour...


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/books/09maslin.html?_r=2&ref=global-home

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Geeks aren't born, they're made:


http://www.avclub.com/articles/pg-wodehouse,30148/

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Jay Parini (VT represent!) interviews Gore Vidal:


http://www.kwls.org/lit/podcasts/2009/07/gore_vidal_writer_against_the.cfm

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Rob Walker= The Man


http://significantobjects.com/

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D'accord, c'est tout pour maintenant!

Cinnamon

'till later...