August 22, 2012
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City A Guidebook for the Urban Age is the fascinating new book by British writer and reviewer by Peter D. Smith. Published by Bloomsbury, it is a wonderfully meandering collection of essays on cultural history of the world’s cities and an exploration of … Continue reading
March 20, 2012
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The latest episode of Radiolab is devoted to the life and work of mathematician Alan Turing and features contributions from authors Janna Levin (A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines), David Leavitt (The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and … Continue reading
March 5, 2012
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It is all hands to the pump at The Optimist HQ right now (meetings, deadlines, house maintenance, and vomit-propelled kids), but apologies for the missing links on Friday. Here’s a very quick Monday round-up to make up for it: Designer Stuart … Continue reading
August 3, 2011
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FPO: For Print Only features the fun cover for John Durak’s collection of poetry Condiments and Entrails designed by Bunch. The Oracle of Redirection — James Gleick, author of The Information, reviews four books about Google for the NYRB: Google defines its … Continue reading
March 2, 2011
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The new cover for Daniel Clowes’ The Death Ray available this fall from Drawn + Quarterly. (The usual disclosure: D+Q is distributed in Canada by my employer Raincoast Books). The Enemy of Creativity — Jim Holt reviews Nicholas Carr’s The … Continue reading