Tag Archives: samuel beckett

High Noon Urchins

Posted on 8 January 2012 by

This week’s theme: In with the new! Sarah Geo  Margaret Next week’s theme: Bad Habits. UMail us photos of your dirty dishes, chewed off nails, or whatever it is you do. Seriously… we’re probably the only people in the world … Continue reading →

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Writers by Magnum Photos

Posted on 13 October 2011 by

by Geo Ong The other night I was scouring the shelves of East Village Books and found a thin collection of portraits called Writers. The book’s back cover synopsis sums it up perfectly: Writers at home, working at their desks, … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Bookselling

Posted on 17 June 2010 by

By Geo Ong As a bookseller for an independent bookshoppe, I work a lot of book events: author signings, book release parties, things like that. Some of these are fun. I’ve meet a lot of authors, and most of them … Continue reading →

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Only the Irish…

Posted on 16 March 2010 by

By Sarah Jost When we were moving to London, Geo and I had layovers at Dublin Airport only several hours apart. I saw this etching near my gate and left Geo a note below it. …would be cool enough to … Continue reading →

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Lest You Prefer God-Awful Clothing

Posted on 7 December 2009 by

By Geo Ong In the play Endgame by Samuel Beckett, a character by the name of Nagg tells a story about a man visiting a tailor in England. Here is a somewhat paraphrased version of the story: An Englishman, needing a … Continue reading →

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