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Not Twilight: "The Chaos," by Nalo Hopkinson
Not Twilight: "The Chaos," by Nalo Hopkinson
By Sarah Bennett
May 09, 2013

The Chaos, while clunky at first, becomes a crazy tale about the end of days and ethnicity via Jamaican folklore. 

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Sam Lipsyte at Strand Bookstore
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Sam Lipsyte at Strand Bookstore
By Kate Gavino
May 09, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Sam Lipsyte discusses the moment he found his writing niche.

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Celebrity Kid, Instagram Filter, or Both?
Celebrity Kid, Instagram Filter, or Both?
By Kate Gavino
May 09, 2013

Scroll through the list of Instagram filters, and it's like a baby name book jointly written by Beyonce and Michael Jackson. Take our quiz to see if you can spot the difference.

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