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Contemporary Fiction. Tue, Mar 25th, 2008 at 6:02 pm

NPR’s John Ridley interviews rapper MF Grimm, novelist Jodi Picoult, and Joss Whedon about moving from their original mediums (music, prose, and TV, respectively) to graphic novels. NPR Story

Quick reading list:

The Tenth Circle, an excellent half novel / half comic book about a father’s strained relationship with his daughter
If you are looking to study dialogue (for any type of fiction writing), check out Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1-3, or any of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes. No really. Good stuff.

Amazing story of student initiative and giving. NPR Story

"Rickrolling," memes. NYT Story

Autism: The Musical review. Popmatters story

Popmatters reviews Spirits in the Material World, a reggae tribute to The Smiths. Popmatters Story

Treehugger revisits a "what the future holds" issue of Modern Mechanix from 1968. Treehugger Story

Analysis of one of author Tobias Wolff’s prevalent topics (lying), and what this topic says about literature. Slate Story

Article by Louis Menand about the "comics scare" during the Cold War Era. A great overview; definitely worth reading if you’ve never heard of the Comics Code. NYT Article

Discussion of Nine Inch Nails’ latest album. You know: the free one. Popmatters Story

2 Responses to “Daily Articles”

Okie says:

March 26, 2008 at 1:10 am

Where do you find the time to consume all of this?
JStallings says:

March 26, 2008 at 6:25 am

Google Reader, my friend. I set aside time. Like your writing schedule, I work to allow time to read the articles. I’m getting a bit frustrated, though. Do you have any online reading suggestions?

Okie says:

March 26, 2008 at 1:10 am

Where do you find the time to consume all of this?

JStallings says:

March 26, 2008 at 6:25 am

Google Reader, my friend. I set aside time. Like your writing schedule, I work to allow time to read the articles. I’m getting a bit frustrated, though. Do you have any online reading suggestions?