What the Onion Might Say
Editors Vow to Find Synonym for ‘Pound’New York TimesL.A. TimesDaily News
Rosecrans Baldwin
Andrew Stockdale
Fashion, no, everything photographer Andrew Stockdale handles the five questions with ease, describing the horny dogs that live next door.
Worthy for the Headline
‘Twins fashion fighting felines’ by Beth Long Ruth and Rebecca Brown have 4,386 cats. The identical twins from the Maple Glen section of Upper Dublin Township have fashioned thousands of tiny, detailed cats from clay. They’re not just ordinary kitties, either. They are cats in Confederate clothing. Union
France
‘France’s Downfall: The most comprehensive account of the most sordid period in French history’ by Eugen Weber In May of 1940, when the Germans attacked, the French didn’t know what had hit them. Eight months of phony war had dulled the vigilance of generals. In June the Germans
New Yorker Reading/Benefit
We had good seats tonight, seven rows from the stage at Town Hall, two seats on the orchestra’s Eastern aisle. Before it started we waited in a crowd on 43rd St. – mostly young, mostly white – guessing at different percentages for the crowd, such as: What percentage had attended college:
George Saunders
Writer George Saunders on Gogol, his current love for Hollywood cinema, and lots and lots of money.
Kevin Guilfoile
Writer and political satirist Kevin Guilfoile answers five questions, laughing at the Coen Brothers, Tenacious D, and Pantone 3135 uncoated.
Dean Allen
Blogger and book designer Dean Allen on watching people get bopped on the head.
Jubilee Grows in Brooklyn
There has been a band marching around Williamsburg this afternoon, eight or ten members strong, like a New Orleans funeral march. The music is jazz-like, samba-ish, led by a group of horns and kept in time by multiple percussionists, each on small, hand-held instruments. I counted a
Chris Lee, Plays & Sings Torch’d Songs, Charivari Hymns & Oriki Blue-Marche
Showing more maturity and self-assurance than the self-titled debut of last year, Plays & Sings Torch’d Songs… shows an overt sense of confidence: some tracks are multi-layered, with relaxed horns, vocal harmonies, extra keyboards or guitar; others are strong and simple, just bass, guitar and Lee&