Should a play that’s weeks from opening in New York be off-limits to Chicago critics?
It seems that Steppenwolf seems to be denying Chicago critics coverage of its New York productions. (via About Last Night) • Many “guy books” have become exceedling rare. That’s too bad. This will prevent others from truly determining if The Great Tool Emporium and Cab Forward is an underused Kama Sutra position. • A too-brief Guardian blog post on Richard Brautigan. (via Bookshelves of Doom) • Canada has taken a disreputable, privacy-invasive page from the American playbook. (via Classical Bookworm) • Scott on Iris Murdoch. • Dave Eggers won’t let you Friend him on Facebook. Well, that doesn’t seem terribly philanthropic, does it? If you’re feeling spurned by Eggers, then have no fear. I’ll happily add you as a Facebook friend. • A Naughty American History quiz (via Smart Bitches) • Slunch offers an open letter to Peter Sacks. • A kid’s-eye view of laptop design. (via The Shifted Librarian) • I read this story and imagined Bobby Brown singing “My Lobotomy.” “Everybody’s cutting all th
