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By: Deft Reading of Snare Hits – A Sprawling Post « Deviant Forms

Deft Reading of Snare Hits – A Sprawling Post « Deviant Forms — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:41:42 +0000

[…] Fig blog. There are a large number of presses publishing interesting and important books (sometimes taboo challenging works). To name a few: FC2, New Directions, Chiasmus Press, Starcherone, Tarpaulin Sky, Nightboat Books […]

By: SPD

SPD — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:50:58 +0000

We (SPD) will do a status update on Facebook once it arrives. It’s expected early.

http://www.facebook.com/smallpressdistribution

By: Nick Montfort

Nick Montfort — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:04:23 +0000

Jason: The book is apparently not yet available online. When it is, however, you'll be able to get it from Small Press Distribution. Andy: Excellent point. I never thought of "the n word" as being worse than "nigger" (which, I believe, is the most offensive word in the English language), but you and Louis C.K. present an interesting case. Nevertheless: Try typing those two phrases into a comment or blog post and see which one makes you flinch.

By: Andy Baio

Andy Baio — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:59:00 +0000

Sounds intense. Reminds me of this bit by comedian Louis C.K., observing that newscasters saying sanitized profanities (e.g. "the f word," "the n word") is worse than the profanity itself, because it forces the listener to say the uncensored word clearly and internally. (By the way, you're now the #3 search result for "babyfucker." Now, how do I explain to my wife why it's in my search history?)

By: Jason Scott

Jason Scott — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:56:50 +0000

Where’s the amazon link!