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What I’m reading: July 9

What I’m reading: July 9: Why we need movie critics. – Slate Magazine – Will someone make a similar argument for music critics? I don’t think they can, just for the simple economics of what’s being critiqued. Now, when new movies ‘leak,’ when it becomes just as easy to sample before buying as music does, [...]

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What I’m reading: June 26

What I’m reading: June 26: Up All Night With Amy Winehouse : Rolling Stone – Still horrifying, fascinating, etc. Book Review – ‘American Nerd,’ by Benjamin Nugent – NYTimes.com – Not a good review, which sucks, I was looking forward to this. Also, no mention of Nugent’s girlfriend, who’s not a bad score for a [...]

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What I’m reading: June 23

What I’m reading: June 23: The New Republic: Postcards from Nowhere David Foster Wallace – Commencement Speech at Kenyon University – Oddly sweet. The Great Lil Wayne Debate: Is Tha Carter III A Classic? – I think this done, completed thing that has been released can be willed into classic-status, though the phenomenon itself has [...]

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