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NEXT STOP, HAVANA Robert Birnbaum blogs on all things literary at "Our Man in Boston" raquo;
Monday, July 6, 2009
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Afternoon Edition
Obama and Medvedev disagree on missile defense, agree on arms reduction.
New scandal emerges for Sarkozy-haters, though it may in the end merely simmer.
Mystery of a U.S. immigrant whose death in detention goes uncounted, even though his arrest helped boost agency statistics.
#8220;Herc and the Modern Urban Crime Environment #8221; and other Wire-related essays.
Summary of the past week in climate-change politics and other science news.
Story of MI6 #8217;s chief wearing a speedo on Facebook lacks cloaks, daggers.
Publishers release translated crime fiction in nonlinear order to boost sales, stymying readers who want to follow characters.
Gay marriage does allow for unnatural unions undreamt of by the stars above #8212;-but only in the playful world of slang.
TMN happy to be ranked in the top 10 of the #8220;Independent Web. #8221;
Account of what it #8217;s like to write and publish in Fiji.
Account of serving in the Peace Corps by writing poetry.
There is nothing you can say about America whose opposite is not also just as true. Stephen Fry on the U.S.
Fireworks labels deconstructed.
Site dedicated to the history of interstate rest areas, with timeline of architectural eras and forms.
Review of $2 million car can #8217;t find any cupholders.
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THE FOOTNOTES TOO
Infinite Summer
All summer long, take part in an endurance read of Infinite Jest, sponsored by TMN.
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GALLERIES
Cool, Cool Water
Artwork by Christian Chaize, interview by Rosecrans Baldwin
The Non-Expert
God Save the Queen From You Chumps
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week, Englishman JONATHAN BELL defends his nation against a cursing student of Anglo-Saxons.
Of Recent Note
Favorite Worst Movies
Summer movies tend to crush box-office records, dumbfound critics, and be terrible. Our STAFF AND READERS tell us about the movies they know they shouldn #8217;t love.
The Novice
How to Hunt
Those who can #8217;t do, learn. As part of our series in which the clueless apprentice with the experts, NICOLE PASULKA gets licensed, wakes up very early, and tracks turkeys in the woods.
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Ryan Catbird
Catbird Records founder and one of the web's first mp3 bloggers explains how not to sell out.
Revolving Snub
Denis Johnson writes a noiresque novel, then skips the National Book Awards ceremony.
Bookbag #8226; Street Fighting Men
Current Reads #8226; Lost and Found
Bookbag #8226; An Illustrated History
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First and foremost, hipsterism is about stuff. It #8217;s the natural byproduct of a consumption-obsessed culture with a thriving middle class.
From #8220;Look at This Fucking Hipster Basher #8221; by Robert Lanham
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