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Putin Versus Obama on the Phone [by David Lehman]
Putin (in Russian): Barry, what can I do? Putin's translator (in English): The president of Russia sends his noblest respects and sentiments to his American counterpart. Obama (in English): This bullshit of yours —…
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Edgar Allan Poe endorses Return to the Gold Standard [by David Lehman]
Ed Poe, long a proponent of the Bretton Woods monetary system, has come out in favor of a new gold-exchange standard. Congressman Poe (Republican, Texas) has introduced legislation that would return the nation to…
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Nin Andrews Goes Beyond the Pale
On Tom Clark's always lively and imaginative "Beyond the Pale" blog, Nin Andrews takes center stage today with a splendid poem triggering off an equally splendid chain reaction of smart comments. Take a look! –…
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Body as land. Body is land. [by Natalie Diaz]
It is most important to know where we have come from. Where I live, from our front doors we look north and see the very mountain at which we were created—bluish and zigzagged with…
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This Monday at KGB: Matthew Zapruder + Charlotte Boulay
Matthew Zapruder + Charlotte Boulay Monday, March 31, 2014 Hosted by John Deming and Matthew Yeager Series founded in 1997 by Star Black and David Lehman Doors open at 7:00 pm Reading starts at…
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The Language Transubstantiation of Santa Claus On the Rez [by Natalie Diaz]
I shouldn’t be thinking of Santa Claus in March. But, this picture I took in the desert behind my house was taken in October. Besides, I wanted to write something less heavy about language…
