Why are you poor? That was the simple yet groundbreaking question William T. Vollmann asked in cities and villages around the globe. The result of Vollmann’s fearless inquiry is a view of poverty unlike any previously offered.
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Gilead is the fictional autobiography of John Ames, an elderly congregationalist pastor in the small, secluded town of Gilead, Iowa who knows that he is dying of a heart condition. At the beginning of the book, it is 1957, and Ames explains that he is writing an account of his life for his seven-year-old son, who will have few memories of him.
Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger
Nine Stories is a collection of short stories by American fiction writer J. D. Salinger released in May 1953.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein explores the effects of Milton Friedman’s neoliberal fantasies on the modern political and economic landscapes.
Habit Change And Refusing To Break The Chain
Herein I explain what I’m currently doing to try to remake my life.
Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon explores ten things nobody told you about being creative.
Discussion Of Anti-Social Safety Net Rhetoric On Facebook
Herein I reproduce the salient parts of a conversation I recently participated in on Facebook about the anti-social safety net rhetoric so common on social networking sites.
Hydraulic Fracking Discussion On Facebook
Herein I post an extended response to the claims made in a Facebook discussion thread by a man who deals with the waste water created by the hydraulic fracking process.
We Ought To Freeze Them Out
Herein a Metafilter commenter explains what ought to be done with liars.
Mad Men: S1 E1, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Herein a response to the first episode of the first season of AMC’s Mad Men.
Am I A Redundant Human Being? by Mela Hartwig
Luise Schmidt is an ordinary secretary with a burning question: am I a redundant human being?
Weekly Motion Picture: Jun 4-10, 2012
Herein my friend R— gets hardcore on the air drums.
