This is exactly how I found this crime scene this morning...(click on picture to see what really went down)
Odds and Endnotes...
Dust off your dictionary of street-wise slang and profanity because you have only this weekend to finish your 3 page script for the David Mamet write-alike contest. The 10 best entries will be read for the public at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco on April 1st and 2nd.
First they get you hooked, then they make you write the plot….
Did anyone catch the fist webisode of The Strand? Brought to you by the folks who made Blair Witch, The Strand is being billed as the first internet miniseries. The documentary-like story features offbeat characters at Venice Beach in Los Angeles. The first webisode is free, each subsequent installment will cost 99 cents. The site also encourages audience interaction and feedback which promises to shape future episodes.
Remember when I reminded you a few days ago to see Marilynne Robinson at the 92nd Street Y? And you said you were "too busy!" Well, here’s a report on what you missed, via Beatrice
Only 13 more shopping days till the end of Women’s History month! If you still haven’t found a way to honor that special woman in your life here’s a little backstory to remind you just how damn important we are. (thanks to Bond Girl )
Sorry, Onion readers, the funniest site on the internet is here.
More Meg: Meg Wolitzer interviewed about her new book and the first time she read The Joy of Sex at Nerve.com (via Bookslut). Meg Wolitzer will be at the Virginia Festival of the Book this weekend
Biting the Hand that Feeds Me:
The Washington Post just discovers a little literary magazine called The Believer.
The Washington Post discovers Wiki use on campus—will flagpole sitting be next?
Happy Weekend. xxoo, the Happy Booker
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