Eating.
So, Jonathan Safran Foer is doing the publicity circuit for his first nonfiction work, Eating Animals, which concerns itself with vegetarianism and the ethics of meat-eating. He was on WNYC and The Ellen Degeneres Show, promoting the book. Interestingly, when Brian Lehrer asked Foer what set Eating Animals apart from other books on the topic of vegetarianism and the meat industry, he replied that no such books existed. (

Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox: bringing another children's book to life
The New Yorker seems to be doing a lot of profiles lately – the ones on Richard Holbrooke and Nora Ephron come immediately to mind (forgive the extremity of my example).The most recent one profiles Wes Anderson. I’m a fan, I suppose: I loved Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. But The Life Aquatic didn’t sit well with me, and so after having sat through that movie I decided I could not sit through The Darjeeling Limited.Still. I like looking at his films. They make me feel good: the color and crispness he affords his inanimate objects puts me in a stupor, sometimes. (I consider that a good t

The Bookish Fashionista
Love this shout-out from the Village Voice Best of NY!At first glance, you may think you have the wrong address. Concealed inside the garden apartment of a landmark brownstone, Dossier is one of the finest new additions to the Fort Greene shopping scene with its well-edited selection of clothing, jewelry, books, and other curiosities. Co-owned by friends Skye Parrott (who lives above the shop), Katherine Krause, and Molly McIver, the teeny boutique is named for the biannual fashion and arts journal co-founded by Parrott and Krause. Crammed with a selection of local indie design

Ooh la la, Avery 5 teasers!
Yes, folks, you heard that right. Avery 5 is mere weeks away! And before you ask, but who is in it, whose fabulous stories can we read, tell us more, tell us more, we've decided to go one better. Our fabulous intern Meaghan has written you a cheat-sheet. With no further ado, and in no particular order, I give you the stories of Avery 5: “Uncle John”, by Brian Platzer, in which:feces is removed from a pool.“If your parents smoke, they may die of deadly cancers.”an accusation can’t be taken back. “Apnea”, by Stephanie Carpenter, in which:a carpet

Wild...
I got to do two very cool things last night: 1) contribute money to 826NYC (a public writing center for kids in Brooklyn, something entirely worth my money), and 2) see an advanced screening of Where the Wild Things Are (co-written by 826's founding father, Dave Eggers). The movie is as good as you think it is. That's all I'm going to say about that. There's another kind of adaptation I want to mention here. The movie's director, Spike Jones, arranged for advanced screenings in every city where there is an 826 (and they go from coast to coast, helping kids not only fight crime, but also write adventurously). All the proce