From the desk of ‘What-the-heck-just happened’ comes the news that
The Village Voice has managed to trademark the use of “best ofâ€.
OK, then. We are done here.
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On the Literature of the Midwest.
For all the Midwest’s evenhandedness, much of it has been embittered by the recession, and the work ethic we’re known for, when without direction, becomes destructive. The literature of this Midwest shows this side of us, the hardened and hungry folk. It forgets, largely, the generous people I know they co-exist with.
If the Midwest is not surreal…it is made hyper-real [in its literature]…
The Millions : Bridge Across the Country: On the Literature of the Midwest.
Ian McEwan defends the novella.
Margaret Atwood has co-written a comic zombie novel
Margaret Atwood and Naomi Alderman have written a comic zombie novel entitled The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home.
That is all (and that is everything).
via Atwood, Alderman Team Up to Publish Zombie Serial on Wattpad.
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Subvert ‘Em: Countering Misinformation on the Viral Web
Alex Madrigal (of The Atlantic) on his recipe for countering misinformation on the viral web:
…I decided to do the only thing that seemed likely to help, in some small way:Â create content that would A) counter the misinformation, B) have authority, and C) be as viral as the bad information.
See his results as he wrestles with the fake photos going viral, post Sandy.