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Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Disguised”

31. August 2010

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Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Disguised” for The New Yorker’s monthly reading and conversation with Deborah Treisman. Englander’s voice couldn’t be more perfect.

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The philosopher and the wolf

28. December 2009

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Early in his career, professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he was forced to bring along to his lectures. Through their relationship, Rowlands started examining his work and life. Listen on CBC’s Ideas, via EarIdeas.

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Joshua Ferris reads George Saunders’s “Adams”

10. November 2009

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Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009  featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.

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Beth Kolko, User, Hacker, Builder, Thief: Creativity & Consumerism in a Digital Age

4. August 2009

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If I'm a hacker, I'm thoughtful about how I negotiate the world, I think about how I can make use of objects and systems rather than allowing the object or system to make use of me by slotting me into a pre-arranged role.

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Russel Banks, Sarah Cole

20. July 2009

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Patrick on Miette’s podcast, reading Sarah Cole, by Russel Banks. Ugly is beautiful.

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Darin Barney, One Nation Under Google

19. July 2009

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Darin Barney, One Nation Under Google: Citizenship in the Technological Republic

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James Joyce, The Dead

19. July 2009

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Hugh McGuire reads James Joyce’s The Dead.

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