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Summer Jams: Retro Styles, Retro Songs
Summer Jams: Retro Styles, Retro Songs
By Sarah Bennett
June 12, 2013

If the summer of 2013 is about the style of 1990, then the music should be, too. Pump up the jam, dammit.

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The Caine Prize's Prehistories: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's “The Whispering Trees”
The Caine Prize's Prehistories: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's “The Whispering Trees”
By Misha Grunbaum
June 12, 2013

The Caine Prize for African Writing is back and, as we did last year, we’ll be joining Aaron Bady’s community to discuss what makes the five finalists tick. This week’s entry comes from Nigeria: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's “The Whispering Trees.”

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Dick Whitman, Meet Yeezy: A Kanye/Don Draper Quote Quiz
Dick Whitman, Meet Yeezy: A Kanye/Don Draper Quote Quiz
By Kate Gavino
June 11, 2013

See if you can tell the men apart based solely on their pearls of wisdom. And if you fail? It never happened. It will shock you how much it never happened.

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FYI, UK TV: Up The Women
FYI, UK TV: Up The Women
By Sarah Bennett
June 11, 2013

As you sit there watching CSI:American City, you're missing a British show about silly suffragettes called Up The Women . 

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iWrite Therefore iAm: The Lowdown on Writing Apps
iWrite Therefore iAm: The Lowdown on Writing Apps
By Iona Holloway
June 11, 2013

All the virtual tools you need to be an organized, efficient writing machine

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Dog Run Reviews Part 9
Dog Run Reviews Part 9
By Sarah Bennett
June 10, 2013

The city's dog runs, reviewed, one gravel pile at a time. This week: Hudson River Park at Pier 84.

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Films That Explain Sports Fandom: Friday Night Lights (not the film)
Films That Explain Sports Fandom: Friday Night Lights (not the film)
By Sarah Bennett
June 10, 2013

Friday Night Lights (the tv series) makes fans out of us all. 

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Quiz: Serial Killer or Bachelorette Contestant?
Quiz: Serial Killer or Bachelorette Contestant?
By Sarah Bennett
June 10, 2013

 Can you tell your creeps apart? 

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Alice McDermott at McNally Jackson
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Alice McDermott at McNally Jackson
By Emily Morris
June 07, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Alice McDermott knows her new novel's title is vanilla, but asks you to go with it. 

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Status Cro: A Timeline of the Pastry's Delicious Rise to Fame
Status Cro: A Timeline of the Pastry's Delicious Rise to Fame
By Iona Holloway
June 07, 2013

A timeline documenting the cronut's monopolization of the flaky pastry industry.

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