Category: art

Sundry Literary Notes Brought to You by Social Media

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Image by youngthousands via Flickr

Add Hunger Mountain to the list of literary journals that charges a reading/submission/administrative fee for non-subscribers.  I don’t know how recent this change is, but I submitted to HM a few months ago without a charge.  It’s either a recent development, or, you know, the real reason for that kind rejection letter.

The Believer just tweeted “8000 Facebook fans!  When did that happen?”   Good for you, The Believer.

Sufjan Stevens on Spotify is my submissions soundtrack.  As in literary submissions, not cool grappling lessons.  That would be hilarious.

How Google+ Sees The Allentown Arts District and Environs

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I just started on Pinterest because I’m looking for an intuitive, visual way to tell the story of the arts infrastructure in Allentown.  I pinned pics from a Google+ gallery, which turned out to be a less intuitive process than I supposed.  To really make the Pinterest board look the way I want, I think I’m going to have to upload pictures individually, and that’s sort of not the point of Pinterest.  The more I think about it, though, the more Google+’s default layout for this album feels exactly right.  Check it out here.

 

Movies That Make You Put Down the Remote (And Stay Up Way Too Late)

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True Grit (Glen Campbell album)
Nearly perfect.

I have a pretty easy rubric for knowing which movies are my favorite.  When I find it on TV, will I watch it till the end no matter what point it’s at and no matter how late at night it is?  For these, the answer is “yes.”   In no particular order:

  • True Grit (original)
  • Batman (1989)
  • Remember The Titans
  • The Godfather
  • The Godfather Part II
  • Legends of the Fall
  • The Graduate
  • A Few Good Men

I’m sure I’ll think of more.  What are some of yours?

Electric Juxtapostion: “I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone” and “City of Electric Light” by Richard Brautigan and Chad VanGaalen

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I came across Brautigan’s story on Flickr. It made me think right away of Chad VanGaalen’s beautiful song.  Begging your pardon as I channel my inner teaching assistant: What do you make of this juxtaposition? Different crafts and media, both discovered and shared on the internet, both hewn here in bits of data and binary code.  Are these pieces complimentary or contrary? Which one speaks to you more? Is one enriched by its presentation with the other?  Are both? I should point out that the video was made by a fan.  The scan of Brautigan’s story was, too.

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