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Sunday, November 8, 2009

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Ben Greenman

Ben Greenman is an editor at the New Yorker and the author of several books of fiction, including Superbad, Superworse, A Circle Is A Balloon and Compass Both, and the forthcoming novel Please Step Back, which will be out in May. He lives in Brooklyn.

The Blame Game

In Part Two of his ongoing Alex Rodriguez coverage, BEN GREENMAN flips through A-Rod’s catalog of the perps who caused him to take steroids. (Spoofs & Satire | March 27, 2009)

Letters From Cousin Yuri

When Alex Rodriguez identified his cousin Yuri on Tuesday, the media had a new fall guy for A-Rod’s steroid problem. BEN GREENMAN, however, has uncovered a troubling history of influence. (Spoofs & Satire | February 20, 2009)

Fragments From Horse’s Mouth! the Musical

It wasn’t long into the nation’s mourning for Barbaro that Broadway’s top producers hatched a plan to preserve his fame. But who knew purgatory was meant for horses? BEN GREENMAN reports. (Spoofs & Satire | February 5, 2007)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Test Post

Rather than shopping or a pottery workshop, blogging shows promise as a fun, “couple-y” activity. THE GOLEM writes the entry that took a thousand years.

OUR MAN IN BOSTON

Question, Questions, Questions?

Padgett Powell's bebop solo of a book is 164 pages of interrogatory--that's right, questions.

INFINITE SUMMER

Dracula

Sponsored by TMN, the online book club reads the vampire novel that sired them all.
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