Lauren Leto is a Horatio Alger story for our times, except instead of pluck and bootstraps she fashioned success from text messages that say things like “You’re the only person i know who can laugh and talk while puking.”
The Texts From Last Night founder left Michigan for New York in April, and Read More
Tao Lin, subject of a recent Observer piece in the style of Tao Lin, is profiled on Salon today. We learn about his internet-savvy publicity moves (irritating Gawker, fascinating Gawker, auctioning his personal effects) and the way his work speaks to the internet-loving youth. “Lin’s writing, despite its shortcomings, has perfectly Read More
On September 10th, Fashion’s Night Out will transform cities worldwide into upscale pep rallies for shopping. But the retail good will is not exclusive to urban centers! One can also experience its splendors via the internet, courtesy of Andre Leon Talley and Tavi Gevinson. Talley will be hosting a live webcast for Read More
In an interview with the Big Think, wd-50 chef Wylie Dufresne professes skepticism for some recent restaurant trends, like the craze for declaring food “farm-to-table.”
“I think sometimes things like ‘farm-to-table are misleading,” he says. “I think sometimes that becomes a pedestal or a soapbox to get people into your restaurant. And it’s Read More
Commuting is the most fun.
Wells Fargo makes a strange demand.
Borders’ CFO resigns.
The BBC notes the rise of “mummy bloggers.”
Weirdo giant YA book you’ve never heard of drops tonight
“Researchers believe the Web could soon eclipse friends as the primary Read More
President Obama obtained a copy of Freedom Friday while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard. But instead of delight, it seems that “Publishing Panic” ensued:
Other bookstores, believing that Bunch of Grapes had broken the embargo, threatened to sell the book early…. Eager readers who saw that Mr. Obama had the book in Read More
Last week, Seth Godin (self-described “bestselling author, entrepreneur and agent of change“) announced in a Mediabistro interview that he would not “publish any more books in the traditional way.” Bold words! They kind of remind us of that other time when Seth Godin quit traditional publishing, ten years ago.
As The New Read More
Vogue creative director Grace Coddington is at work on a memoir, reports WWD. Coddington won fans with last year’s documentary The September Issue, in which she served as the fun alternative to Anna Wintour. Now, she’ll be telling her life story—modeling in the sixties, getting in a car crash, becoming a stylist and Read More
Virginia Heffernan has fact-checking nostalgia.
US News & World Report has released its highly meaningful college rankings.
Wired takes on e-book pricing.
NPR investigates the online break-up.
The University of Virginia will investigate Read More
President Obama, vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard, picked up a copy of Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom. The book is not yet actually out, and Obama did not have to pay. According to the Cape Cod Times:
Obama was given an advance copy of the book “Freedom” by Jonathan Franzen — which is not yet released Read More
