• “Are these morons getting dumber or just louder?” The sad state of anti-intellectualism in The United States. (macleans.com) • The best cure for Shit Writing Syndrome? Dan Harmon. A great account by comedy writer Andy Bobrow about how his time on Community helped him become a better writer. (medium.com) • What’s up with that gunk…
• Wait, you mean jackalopes aren’t real?! Damn you, Dave Coulier! (wired.com) • If this past weekend’s release of X-Men: Days of Future Past left you scratching your head, here’s a detailed history of the classic 1981 comic book story on which the film is based. Spoiler alert: It’s way better than the movie. (vulture.com) • $2 bills are are…
• Alt Lit is an online writing community that uses videos, social media, and images as its medium. The output is odd, fascinating, and challenging. Kenneth Goldsmith digs into the phenomenon for The New Yorker, making comparisons to Walt Whitman, the Beats, and even William Blake. (newyorker.com) • The quietest place on Earth is in Minnesota, and…
• A thread on Reddit has been having fun pitching honest slogans for companies. It’s not particularly novel — and a lot are too obvious — but there are some decent ones in there. (elephantjournal.com) Now the depressing stuff… • Surprise! Facebook is reading your private messages. But don’t worry, it’s all cool, says Sheryl Sandberg,…
• Speaking of trolling on Twitter, comedian Joe Mande has been having fun soliciting La Croiz sparking water to make him its official spokesperson. La Croix wants not part of it, and has told Mande as much via its lawyers. That’s where thing took a turn for the worse with Mande swearing off La Croix…
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