Monday, July 6, 2009

Literary Links: C-SPAN Parodies + Wizard Sex

Considering sex in recent Harry Potter movies… and whether such behavior is warranted or even desired. [via Entertainment Weekly]

Ever come across a particularly outdated title in your local library, and wonder who’s keeping an eye on the collection? Enter Mary and Holly. [via Awful Library Books]

If Internet jargon is a bit too technical for you, check out the Circolwyrde Wordhord, a glossary of computer language in Old English. [via Carl T. Berkhout]

Larry Hughes offers a delicious parody of recent book-world news on his list of “Things I’d Like to See This Weekend on C-SPAN’s “Book TV’” [via Book Flack]

Looking for some avant-garde poetry? Look no further than the videos posted on the site of the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. [via Bookslut]

Jonathan Bethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude, selects his favorite New York moments in fiction. [via Newsweek]

Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Golden Plunger Awards considers the ever-evolving English language… and some phrases that just don’t make no sense. [via Neatorama]

Shocking news: Following his recent shenanigans with his Argentine lover, Mark Sanford’s publishers have killed his book deal on A Southern Gentleman’s Guide To Being Conservative. [via Wonkette]

--Rachel Frier

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