Posts tagged “words” from longer posts

December 21, 2006
Wholphin
A DVD magazine of unseen films is just the sort of thing that you didn't know that you needed until you learn that it exists. Wholphin is the new project from McSweeney's, Dave Eggers' publishing house and literary playground that has also spawned the Believer and various 826 writing centers. I've just ordered Issue #3 which features, among other things, a documentary short on a "thirteen-year-old Yemeni girl who refuses to wear her veil." I'll report back.
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Nancy Scola I'm a Brooklyn-based writer who writes on technology and politics, both broadly defined. Oh, and food. This is my online home where I talk about those things and whatever else strikes my fancy. Learn More

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