Friday Links
Jay-Z decides that Zadie Smith is the fish sandwich type.
Junot Diaz gets the NYT’s By The Book treatment
On the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring I learn that Michael Crichton is a (bigger) idiot.
List: 10 books that taught me that reading is bullshit
Colbert mocks a certain VP candidates love affair with Ayn Rand
JR Moehringer writes about the enduring appeal of football at ESPN
Hilarity: Bad lip-reading the Twilight movie
The new Kindles announced yesterday have a new ”Time to Read” feature that uses your reading speed to let you know when you’ll finish your chapter. Where has this feature been all my life?
A “disorientation” reading list

