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Amazon’s Foray into Fanfiction: A World of Their Own?
Amazon’s Foray into Fanfiction: A World of Their Own?
By Iona Holloway
August 12, 2013

Wading through a quagmire of copyright, fair use, fandom and commercialization, writers, readers, publishers and advocates weigh in on Amazon’s Kindle Worlds.

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A Night of Nerdlesque
A Night of Nerdlesque
By Erik Sofge
August 12, 2013

A Weird Al drag king striptease and other sometimes-sexy, always-dorky subversions at the Talk Nerdy to M3 burlesque show

 

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Minimalism and Yeezus
Minimalism and Yeezus
By Ian Bourland
August 09, 2013

Kanye West claims he's “a minimalist in a rapper’s body,” but is Yeezus really an heir to minimalism?

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Rob Sheffield and Julie Klausner at Strand
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Rob Sheffield and Julie Klausner at Strand
By Kate Gavino
August 09, 2013

A series that celebrates everyone’s favorite part of an author reading: the Q&A. This week, Julie Klausner interviews Rob Sheffield about his memoir, Turn Around Bright Eyes.

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It’s a Trap! Star Wars and Pseudomorphism
It’s a Trap! Star Wars and Pseudomorphism
By Ian Bourland
August 08, 2013

These aren’t the connections between Star Wars and art you’re looking for.

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Jay Z and Kanye West: Too Cultured for Rap?
Jay Z and Kanye West: Too Cultured for Rap?
By Dolapo Ladeinde
August 07, 2013

Jay Z and Kanye West may have gone from the block to the Basel, but have they alienated their core audience along the way?

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Hollywood’s Pornographic Schizophrenia: A Survey of Porn on the Silver Screen
Hollywood’s Pornographic Schizophrenia: A Survey of Porn on the Silver Screen
By Saul Austerlitz
August 06, 2013

From Lovelace to Boogie Nights, Hollywood has celebrated porn just long enough to punish it.

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Book Sword: Raymond Carver, David Rakoff, Simone de Beauvoir & More
Book Sword: Raymond Carver, David Rakoff, Simone de Beauvoir & More
By Kate Gavino
August 06, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

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Dorset, Minnesota Just Elected a 4-Year-Old Mayor
Dorset, Minnesota Just Elected a 4-Year-Old Mayor
By Justin Glawe
August 05, 2013

Mayor Bobby Tufts is a commodity, a public figure and a kid in a suit.

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Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Michael Paterniti at The POWERHOUSE ARENA
Cheap Wine, Plastic Chairs: Michael Paterniti at The POWERHOUSE ARENA
By Freddie Moore
August 05, 2013

A series that celebrates the best part of an author reading: the Q&A. This week, Michael Paterniti discusses cheese, love and betrayal.

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