Largehearted Boy: Shorties (An Interview with Sherman Alexie, David Bowie's Television Commercials, and more)

November 8, 2013

The New York Times interviews author Sherman Alexie.

Flavorwire shares a brief history of David Bowie's television commercial appearances.

The Rumpus interviews Royal Young about his memoir Fame Shark.

Rolling Stone shares 20 of Lou Reed's best songs.

Congratulations to Claire Vaye Watkins for winning The Dylan Thomas Prize with her short story collection Battleborn.

One of the prize's judges explains the appeal of the book at the Guardian.

The Long Winters frontman John Roderick reflects on his music career at Rolling Stone.

Flavorwire ranks Joni Mitchell's 30 best songs.

The Telegraph lists the 50 best cult books.

The Atlantic makes the case for Green as R.E.M.'s greatest album.

Stream a 2008 Lou Reed concert at NPR Music.

Salon debates the place of GIFs, memes, and liveblogging in book reviews.

Flavorwire lists the 50 best debut singles in history.

Cognoscenti examines the ethicality of bookstores selling uncorrected review copies of books.

Win Roy Choi's new memoir L.A. Son and Danny Cohen's cookbook The Macaroon Bible in this week's Largehearted Boy contest.

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