From the monthly archives: July 2009

When Bodies Go Unnoticed

By On July 27, 2009 · In Cremains

When Bodies Go Unnoticed – City Room Blog – NYTimes.com.

The discovery of the body of James Gales — a Vietnam War veteran whose remains were found on Saturday in a housing project in Canarsie, Brooklyn, evidently months after he had died — was reminiscent of past episodes in which the bodily remnants [...]

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To be bought and sold, like rock-n-roll

By On July 27, 2009 · In Cremains

I love Jon Langford:

When we were on A&M, they told us that 25,000 records sales wasn’t very good and we were like, ‘That’s good enough for us!’ We’d feel very uncomfortable if more than 25,000 people bought our record. That’s more people than ever go to see any of the football teams I [...]

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It ain’t fair, three of a kind can beat a pair

By On July 27, 2009 · In Cremains

And as we begin another work week, grateful for warm weather, BOOK LAUNCHES, and gainful employment, I would like to offer you a song that might be three years old, but it’s good. It’s really good, and it’s happy, and you can listen to it while you walk down the street and almost feel [...]

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It’ll be just like over here, but with 100% less profanity!

By On July 26, 2009 · In As I Am Now

Tomorrow, I’ll be contributing one or more guest blog posts over at the Penguin blog, as a lead-up to Tuesday’s main event: The release of Love Is a Four-Letter Word. Hooray to Michael! On Tuesday and Wednesday, Wendy McClure and Maud Newton will be contributing posts as well. Basically, we’re Michael’s [...]

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