T 5299

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

His argument floated toward the earth like a sheet of paper. You’re too soft spoken, she said, and so he picked up a hammer and was arrested.

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T 5298

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

He has had trouble sleeping lately. His blood pressure feels high. What’s wrong, baby? she asks. I’m afraid you’re going to kill me, he says.

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T 5297

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

I woke up and checked the paper. I read the comics and the sports section. I turned on the radio. My wife woke up. I feel so old, I told her.

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The International TwistOff

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 20, 2012

I had almost forgotten about this and I’m glad it was brought to my attention. Last fall, Rahul Khanna, someone I’ve never met but have “met” on Twitter, suggested we collaborate on a story on Twitter, a kind of international “twistoff” (I can’t remember who came up with that but like everything else on Twitter, […]

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The President’s Campaign Staff Has Too Much Time On Its Hands (apparently)

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 13, 2012

Now here’s the odd thing. I’m not even American. I do hope I can provide some entertainment. But if Obama loses, it’s not my fault. I do not have that kind of power. (now I have to figure out if this thing is even legit… or run by the Romney people. Pretty sure the Santorum […]

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Don’t Cry for the Publishers (though you are free to shake your head)

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 11, 2012

Not that you are. The Wild Westness trampling over the publishing industry right now is kind of fun to watch. Fun in the sense that anticipation is fun. As a hockey fan, I decry the shootout as an idiotic way to win a game but watching it is the definition of fun. You have fun […]

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“His tweets cannot possibly work as stories”

By Arjun Basu | Published: February 6, 2012

Or so says this review in some new online magazine about “underground Canadian art.” And it’s named after a fish. I wish them well.

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