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11.19.04

Culturally Speaking #46

By Sarah Stodola

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I'm not sure that this is particularly well-written, but nonetheless Gary Indiana manages to give us a glimpse of the East Village in the days before we all became unable to afford to live there...

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For the first time ever, books are not Amazon.com's primary source of sales (via MobyLives).

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Some creep in the Alabama government is trying to ban all books that suggest -- explicitly or implicitly -- that homosexuality is acceptable. Secession, anyone?

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A collection of Truman Capote's letters has just been released.

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The site Newyorkchanging.com offers pics comparing New York now and then (one taken at Canal and Centre is pictured at the right). Some, like this one, provide striking examples of what has been lost in order to make way for the new...On the flip side, there are some charming examples of things that have shown remarkable resilience. You can buy prints for some truly outrageous prices, if you like...

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It's sadly appropriate that it takes the New York Times' only female columnist to point out that nightly news anchors are just like presidents: old, coifed, boring white men. CBS would do well to think of Diane Sawyer and become the first network to catch up with the times.

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VCRs have gone the way of the eight track.

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I must remind all readers to purchase a copy of the Me Three print journal...It's quite an entertaining read, if we do say so ourselves, with contributions from some really wonderful writers. It's about 75% fiction. Only $8. That's like 60 cents a story, which I have to say is some bang for your buck!

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I honestly have no idea what to make of this Peter Tunney guy. He sounds like a resourceful homeless man who happens to live in a three-level loft in Soho.

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Sarah Stodola is the Executive Editor of Me Three. She can be contacted here.