THE FEED: OCT 8TH

What we're reading:

Literary criticism at the movies
(New York Times): "Howl" is the rare film that is an "an extended 'explication de texte'"

Have white people gone insane?
(Atlantic Wire): A recap of this discussion, started by Steven Thrasher

They used to be friends
(Telegraph): The age-old relationship between poetry and science

Today's quote:

"There is no such thing as free market/anti-legislation/I've-got-mine feminism. I admire Sandra Day O'Connor and Eleanor Roosevelt and their dedication to the cause of feminism. And I admire Sarah Palin's way with a soundbite. But I know and she knows that she's not a feminist; she's a Palinist."

~ Amy Bloom, "Who Gets To Be a Feminist?" (Slate)

(Via The Economist)

Picture credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com