in a distant land (at San Francisco Bay Ferry - Alameda Main Street Terminal)
sequential
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(Reblogged from kadrey)
I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room.
Raymond Chandler, Farewell My Lovely (via kadrey)
WORLD PREMIERE! GREEN APPLE’S 35th FILM!We started making promotional videos for our Book of the Month selections about five years ago. Our initial and as yet unfulfilled dream was actually to make a spoof commercial for our sale books — our remainder buyer was to appear from behind a cloud of smoke, decked out in wizard attire. Unfortunately (for us), it’s illegal to obtain smoke bombs in California, so we shelved that idea and instead focused our energy on making low-quality, low-concept videos featuring books we loved.
At the time, we were one of the best, if not the first, at promoting books through videos. I think the combination of our irreverence and DIY aesthetic really conveyed what Green Apple was all about. We like to have fun. Our staff is willing to look silly. And, of course, we love spreading the word about great books.
Some of our hits (to use the term loosely) include the epic Little Bee video, our take on Werner Herzog’s Conquest of Dreams, and our 10-part series pitting the book against the Kindle, which includes the unsurpassable (again, to use the term loosely), Icebreaker.This weekend, we handed over the keys to the LARB Tumblr to the folks at Green Apple Books. Then they went and made their 35th film, just cus. Stay tuned for more posts from the incredible Green Apple Books in San Francisco.
For more on LARB’s Naked Bookseller program, go here.
Priceonomics Blog: The Economics Of Girl Talk
When Gregg Gillis performs, audiences go wild. So does he. Better known as Girl Talk, he runs around the stage, stripping off his clothes as he moves with the energy of his catchy dance beats. Girl Talk performs at venues as touted as the Coachella music festival in Los Angeles and…
sucks either way #skewville (at Shooting Gallery)
every bar should reserve tables for me (at Olive Bar & Restaurant)
LitReactor: the supplemental material: The List List #52
at The Hugo Awards, 2013 Nominees
at Huffington Post Books, 17 Body Facts from Mary Roach’s GULP
at LitStack, Staff Pick Favorite Shakespeare Characters
at LitReactor, 6 Types of Poems to Banish Writer’s Block
at Flavorwire, References to David Foster Wallace on Last…
more of the #kurtperschke red ball at Embarcadero BART/MUNI
(Reblogged from jackijd)
snack time in parrot land (at Sue Bierman Park)
omg drinks (at Big)
