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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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I, of the Tiger by TYLER STODDARD SMITH NONFICTION
Tyler Smith delves into the fascinating traditions of Chinese New Years with feline intensity. Mr. Smith will demonstrate the futility in holding fast to our hackneyed Western traditions and may, if we are lucky, urinate on a bit of Haydn’s inferior oeuvre.

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I Hope My Grandfather Watched as the Saints Marched In by RONLYN DOMINGUE NONFICTION
Faithful New Orleans Saints fans are cheering a long-awaited Super Bowl win right now. Although Ronlyn Domingue is no sports fan, she’s celebrating, too—in memory of her grandfather and with home state pride. She’s noticed how many others have invoked the names of departed friends and family who would have loved to see that remarkable game. Maybe the hereafter has big screen TVs.

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Writer incognito, out and about… or… All Dressed Up and No Place To Be! by PAUL CLAYTON NONFICTION
The grouchy old guy that occasionally posts has a new one up. Some kinda shit about MC Hammer and angst. Did you see it?

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Please RSVP to my media consumption universe by ALISON AUCOIN NONFICTION
In this age where media bombards us constantly, Alison Aucoin refuses her role as passive media consumer to explore the far reaches of the internet universe. But not content to explore the final frontier on her own, she brings fellow explorers along for the ride.

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Any Marine by STEPHEN ELLIOTT FICTION
A gripping short story by Stephen Elliott, acclaimed author of Happy Baby and The Adderall Diaries. In it, a Marine recalls his time on the field of battle and a letter he received from a young Yale dropout named Anika, who wanted to know what war was really like.

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TNB Hall of Fame
*Justin Benton grew up on Woodland Road in the sticks.
*Zoe Brock asks her dad if he's high.
*Rachel Pollon likes this photo because her hair looks really good.
*Rich Ferguson remembers the very first sex talk he ever had with his dad.
*Irene Zion remembers the the blowback from the amputation.
*Zara Potts takes a look at a crime that shocked New Zealand.
*Meghan Hunt writes a snarky open letter to an online dating site.
*Stuart Dybek shares some selected short fiction.
*Rachel McKibbens writes a poem to the 4,000.
*We can hear you listening to us.
*Comedian goddess Margaret Cho talks to our Arts & Culture editors.
*Simon Smithson has two words for 2009: Fuck you.

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TNB TV
A little video of the late, great Hubert Selby, Jr., who once said: ""Sometimes we have the absolute certainty that there's something inside us that's so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won't be able to stand looking at it. But it's when we're willing to come face to face with that demon that we face the angel."

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