February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
3 posts
Stephen Hawking on Time Travel →
In 1995, with their forthcoming 15th anniversary issue in mind, The Face magazine approached Stephen Hawking and asked him for a time travel formula. They soon received the following response by…
November 2011
3 posts
Tempo ao tempo →
Comparações com outros meios são complicadas, frequentemente injustas. Como essa, que volta de vez em quando, de que os quadrinhos não conseguem ser ou não costumam ser, tão profundos quanto…
‘Arrested Development’ officially back! Revived... →
Done deal: Netflix is bringing back cult classic Arrested Development. The Bluth family’s new comedy adventures will be available exclusively
What Booksellers Hear: 20th Century vs. 21st... →
10 Things Most Frequently Heard by Booksellers in the 20th Century 1. Do you have the new Sidney Sheldon? 2. Where would I find Love Story? 3. Do you have *whispers* The Joy of Sex? 4. Do you have…
October 2011
16 posts
"The problem with the world is that the... →
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” - Charles Bukowski (via dirrtyfilthynasty)
Franzenstein! →
BookOrTreat.com posted this full-size “Jonathan Franzenstein” mask last Halloween. If you’re still hunting for that perfect costume, it’s (probably) still relevant!
Já não sabem o que hão-de inventar →
Os blocos de post-it começaram por ter uma forma quadrangular, mas depois foram-se diversificando. Agora acaba de surgir este modelo:
Que nome dar às notas que se prendem ao pulso…
Why Mice? by Art Spiegelman | NYRblog | The New... →
Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman Panel from “Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!” in Breakdowns, 2008
Twenty-five years ago, Art Spiegelman published the first of his Maus …
Sobre a tradução de Martin no Brasil: o processo |... →
Bom. Vamos lá então falar por extenso sobre este assunto.
Para quem não está por dentro dele, aqui fica um resumo: A Leya vai publicar no Brasil a série As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo, de George R. R….
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by Lemony Snicket | OccupyWriters.com →
by Lemony Snicket
Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance
1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily…
A bela Biblioteca Pública do Acre →
Por alguma razão, criou-se o …
The Comic Book Pirate Interviews, Part I →
The iFanboy community has discussed piracy ad nauseum over the years, but one aspect of it has been woefully untouched upon: amid all our bickering about downloading, we’ve never spared a thought…
The immigration form Buzz Aldrin and Neil... - Rob... →
The immigration form Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong filled out upon returning from the moon on Apollo 11.
According to the post on Reddit, they weren’t required to fill it out, but they did…
"I’ve sent you a photo of the team to include in... →
“I’ve sent you a photo of the team to include in the brochure. Rob, the guy on the right, is wearing a horrible sweater though—can you just rub his sweater out in photoshop? And if he’s not wearing…
GAZZARA →
Amigos e compas, chegou a hora de dividir nosso lindo projeto com todos, a Gazzara.No final do ano passado, meio quando o Projeto MIL começou a ganhar corpo, outro projeto de publicação de quadrinhos…
"I’ve sent you a photo of the team to include in... →
“I’ve sent you a photo of the team to include in the brochure. Rob, the guy on the right, is wearing a horrible sweater though—can you just rub his sweater out in photoshop? And if he’s not wearing…
“I think it’s made me a less angry person. I don’t think I’m...”
– Jonathan Franzen on what changed after he gained a large readership.
(The New Yorker Festival 2011: ‘Arrested Development’ Cast, Jonathan Franzen, Steve Martin, St. Vincent And More)
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September 2011
10 posts
Argentina impounds imported books to force... →
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s booksellers are accusing the government of censorship, saying more than a million imported books have stacked up in customs as authorities try to rebuild…
Obcecado, homem de 79 anos anda vestido de pinguim... →
Um belga de 79 anos foi fotografado andando pelas ruas de Bruxelas com uma fantasia de pinguim.
A cena não é nova para os moradores da cidade.
Apelidado de “Monsieur Pingouin” (Senhor…
13 most SEXUALLY AWKWARD Batman moments..... →
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credit to my friend (@hizupyon) who’s kindly give this: source
Página do Mensur →
Primeira página do novo livro. Fúria e drama, vida encurvada. Pelamor, ninguém merece. Mas que tá ficando legal, tá. Rafa::
“Gosto de histórias épicas porque nelas você acompanha gerações inteiras e,...”
– As afinidades de Amitav Ghosh e Abraham Verghese - - Prosa & Verso: O Globo
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25 anos da Companhia das Letras « Blog da... →
Veja os títulos com desconto em setembro: Alucinações musicais, de Oliver Sacks – de R$56 por R$28 Borboletas da alma, de Drauzio Varella – de R$50,50 por R$25 O homem que inventou…
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“Being a reader is sort of like being president, except reading involves fewer...”
– Nick Hornby (The Polysyllabic Spree)
August 2011
16 posts
The Beatles was too much →
On February 28th of 1977, the manager of the Sex Pistols, Malcolm McLaren, sent the following telegram to the NME. In it, he confirmed the sacking of Glen Matlock from the band as a result of…
Should Publishers Credit Editors and Others in... →
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If publishing is a collaborative process, it’s time to give credit where credit is due.
By Edward Nawotka
In today’s feature story about publishing in West Africa, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, one of the founders of
The History Page: Exactly your type -... →
Times New Roman’s a simple font with a complex story behind it By Katherine Eastland Monday, August 15, 2011 It’s in State Department memos, vintage pages of Woman’s Home…
Fregueses vs. livrarias →
Por Hillé
O cenário é o de sempre: livraria de grande porte no coração da cidade mais tresloucada do país. Apesar de todo o charme arquitetônico, o que realmente chama atenção de quem a…
Bilhete de Chico Buarque à diarista é considerado... →
Um grupo de semioticistas da UNICAMP estudará a despensa de Chico Buarque. “As compras de supermercado dele são geniais”, disse um deles.
LEBLON – “Socorro, por favor deixa um guisadinho…
My Buk’s day « Blog da L&PM Editores →
Por Reinaldo Moraes*
Women (pronuncia-se Uímem), do velho Buk, me caiu na mão, não lembro como, no início da década de 80, e logo pensei em traduzir a bagaça, de tanto que eu curti a…
Writers on Writing: Despite Tough Guys, Life Is... →
By KURT VONNEGUT Jr. he occasion for this piece is the publication by the University of Iowa Press of “A Community of Writers,” essays and recollections regarding the university’s writers’…
Thanks, man →
Pedro Herz, da Livraria Cultura, está em débito com Woody Allen. Os livros de Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway e Gertrud Stein esgotaram na loja do Shopping Villa-Lobos, comenta a coluna Direto da…
The true price of publishing | Books |... →
Ebooks have reignited the question of what we’re really paying publishers for – the physical product, or what’s written inside? Hardback books command a premium price, but for how…
SlushPile Hell →
My dog has written a book on how to be a success. He already has 38 Twitter followers, which is proof that this concept is going to work. I haven’t seen anything else like it in the bookstores. It…