Oh Steve

Stephen King has an essay over at the NYT ostensibly about What Ails the Short Story but really seems to be about walking into a Barnes & Nobles and having to hunt for the good magazines while dodging their tables of X% off bestseller drivel sticker books.

I know this feeling, actually.

Faludi's Ba-ack and She's Gonna Make Trouble...

Great review over at Salon reviewing Faludi's book The Terror Dream and Springsteen's album Magic and discussing feminism in the post 9/11 world. (You might have to watch a commercial.)

The Gender Genie!

Okay apparently this has been out a while but I missed it. The Gender Genie uses algorithms to predict the gender of authors. Apparently I write fiction like a female but blog like a male. I am deeply entertained.

Bipartisons Unite...in Order to Secede

I just think this is funny. Vermont wants to secede so they can have stronger gun control and leave Iraq. Tennessee wants to secede cos they are insane.

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Amongst other things, I found out Aunt Pete's funeral is at the same time as my friend Karen's wedding. I am deeply addled by this.