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In a few hours, the Auralia’s Colors eBook bargain will be over.

Act fast.

And here’s your chance to win a book … (more…)

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In memory of a great speech, from a great man, that occurred on this day in 1963… (more…)

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Sam Phillips just tweeted this news for subscribers to her Long Play music club:

Long Play EP #5, Days of the One Night Stands”, will be released tomorrow, August 27th exclusively to Long Play… http://fb.me/GpGPjaLF

I love that title.

It’ll be a good Friday.

Subscribers can now listen to a long conversation between Sam Phillips and Eric Gorfain at The Long Play’s “Phone Booth,” as they talk about their year of collaborations, and the future.

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Kristopher Orr’s cover art for The Auralia Thread has been nothing short of inspiring for me.

And this morning, I revealed the book cover for The Ale Boy’s Feast, the final chapter in the series. (Unfinished versions have been floating around on various bookseller sites, but the real cover is here now.)

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Danny Boyle, director of Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, and my favorite… Millions… has a new film, and here’s the trailer… (more…)

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On my new Tumblr site, there’s a feature called “Ask Me Anything.”

Nobody ever uses it.

And yet here at LookingCloser.org, people ask me things all the time.

So, I figure I’d better answer the questions where they’re being asked.

And in this new, recurring “Ask Me Anything” series, I’ll often consolidate questions for the sake of convenience.

Like this question, which has come up frequently both here and on Facebook:

Q: When will you review Toy Story 3?

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A site called Buddyhead is reporting that Michael Been has died.
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I heard Richard Rohr speak at The Glen Workshop, and in ten minutes he challenged me more profoundly than most of the great speakers I’ve ever heard can achieve in hour-long lectures. … (more…)

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What happened when the lights went out in Room 105? (more…)

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89 cents. (more…)

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