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Category Archives: gnus

david foster wallace

By Antoine | Published: September 13, 2008
Dead at 46. [LAT] Horrible, sad, heartbreaking news. A community tribute is up at edrants.com.
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By Antoine | Published: March 24, 2008
US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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non-euclidean condi

By Antoine | Published: March 21, 2008
re: Obama’s passport file breach: “I told him that I was sorry, and I told him that I myself would be very disturbed if I had learned that somebody had looked into my passport file and therefore, I will stay on top of it and get to the bottom of it,” Rice said.
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Oh please, please give up surfing, too!

By Antoine | Published: February 21, 2008
More Americans Are Giving Up Golf. [nyt]
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things are looking up for writers and publishers

By Antoine | Published: January 21, 2008
Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book.
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recent headlines of note: two from 18th century comic novels and one from a late 20th century film masterwork

By Antoine | Published: January 11, 2008
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?” MAN ASKS WIFE AT BROTHEL UNKNOWING TWINS MARRY EACH OTHER PAIR BRING CORPSE TO STORE TO CASH CHECK
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malibu fires

By Antoine | Published: November 25, 2007
A devastating one, looks like. Our thoughts are with you. More on this later.
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dusk at noon

By Antoine | Published: October 23, 2007
Canyon Country Fire, originally uploaded by Bridgeport Mike. These fires are astounding. About an hour ago, the somewhat clear sky started to fill with wind-blown smoke, and it looked closer to sunset than noon. I surfed with a friend this morning and together we watched the smoke drift across the sky. At one point we [...]
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Nobel

By Antoine | Published: October 11, 2007
Doris Lessing…wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. Time to crack The Golden Notebook. Meanwhile, big ups to Josh Ferris (Then We Came to the End) for his NBA Nomination!
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the no waves update

By Antoine | Published: July 11, 2007
Teaching again. I’m thinking it should get me back in the saddle writing-wise. The sheer guilt involved with telling my students to write every day while I stem on my amazon.com rank is enough to send me to the novel-in-progress. Plus, there are no waves to speak of. The Pacific looks like a lake right [...]
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