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Friday, December 5, 2008

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Today’s Feature: “Guilty Reading” by The Writers
Latest in Digest: They All Got It Wrong

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Camera Obscura

The camera obscura seems little short of miraculous, even after the optical rationale has been explained... That Abelardo Morell was able to photograph the thing in action, in effect producing photographs of a photographic process, and that he has done so with such lapidar and transformative eloquence, is breathtaking.
—Luc Sante, from his introduction to Camera Obscura

From photographer Abelardo Morell, a gallery of hauntingly beautiful pictures excerpted from his new book, Camera Obscura, where we discover how much of the world can fit through a pinhole.

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TODAY’S FEATURE

Guilty Reading

Whether it’s political nonfiction, extraterrestrial erotica, or some combination thereof, we hold our genres dear. The TMN READERS AND WRITERS reveal their favorite works from the back of the shelf.

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26 Days to a Better New Year

Rosecrans Baldwin assists the weary: how to prepare in less than a month.

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They All Got It Wrong

Iran, a TV On The Radio side project, go melodic for their latest. Although noise may not be suited to these tough times, it reminds one of a strange apocalypse.