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Gettin’ Graphic: Matt Fraction’s “Hawkeye”
Gettin’ Graphic: Matt Fraction’s “Hawkeye”
By Sarah Bennett
June 18, 2013

Hawkeye might be an Avenger, but the real superhero is Matt Fraction, the author of this new collection of Hawkeye comics.  

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Oh, Canada!: The Newsroom
Oh, Canada!: The Newsroom
By Sarah Bennett
June 17, 2013

There's HBO's The Newsroom, which is terrible, and then there's the original The Newsroom, which is great. And Canadian. 

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Oh, Canada!: Little Mosque On the Prairie
Oh, Canada!: Little Mosque On the Prairie
By Sarah Bennett
June 14, 2013

Tim Horton's, hockey, and hijab jokes-- all beloved in Canada, the latter thanks to Little Mosque On The Prairie. 

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Golden Sets: Recommended Reading for Wimbledon Hopefuls
Golden Sets: Recommended Reading for Wimbledon Hopefuls
By Iona Holloway
June 14, 2013

A sneaky guess at what the players at this year’s Wimbledon tennis championships are perusing in the wee hours.

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Cheese Reads: 10 Amazing Cheeses and Their Literary Counterparts
Cheese Reads: 10 Amazing Cheeses and Their Literary Counterparts
By Freddie Moore
June 14, 2013

Cheese mongers of the literary world, unite!  We're matching famous authors with their curdy counterparts. It's time to get cheesy with it.  

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Discussing Mary McCarthy at WORD Bookstore
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Discussing Mary McCarthy at WORD Bookstore
By Kate Gavino
June 13, 2013

A weekly series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of the author reading: the Q&A. This week, Emily Cooke and Sarah Leonard of The New Inquiry join Elizabeth Gumport to discuss Mary McCarthy's satirical novel, The Oasis.

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Article Update: Cronut Chaos!
Article Update: Cronut Chaos!
By Sarah Bennett
June 13, 2013

I love baked goods (nocronut). That's what it's come to.  

 

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Tricks or Treats: A Blind Taste Test of Obscure Asian Candy
Tricks or Treats: A Blind Taste Test of Obscure Asian Candy
By Kate Gavino
June 13, 2013

We do a blind taste test of some of the strangest candy your Asian grocery store has to offer. This ain't your mother's Pocky. 

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Book Sword: Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer, and Lydia Davis
Book Sword: Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer, and Lydia Davis
By Kate Gavino
June 12, 2013

Everyone from Galileo to Jim Morrison to countless Scrabble wordsmiths have played around with letters to form their perfect anagrams. We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... well, that's up to you. A deeper meaning? A hidden truth? Or just a happy coincidence?

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Netflix Finds: Last Days Here
Netflix Finds: Last Days Here
By Sarah Bennett
June 12, 2013

Last Days Here is about good people who love metal and go through hell. 

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