Found on the Internet returns with some admittedly older stories that are still pretty great anytime. Party on. Try to resist the urge to buy things today.
Ryan Bigge Talks: Our main man Ryan Bigge (author of the “Food Not Bands” feature in issue 57 and“Indie Won: Now What?” published in Broken Pencil in October of 2012 and chosen as one of the Best Canadian Essays 2012) talks about his “Indie Won” piece in an interview on the Best Canadian Essays tumblr and how indie models of creation, distribution and fundraising are changing. Right on dude!
History Girl: Stella Ehrhart is eight years old and lives in Omaha. Like most eight-year-old girls, she is starting to pick her clothes to wear to school each day – but in Stella’s case, she chooses which historical figure she’ll be dressing up as each day. She has dressed as Rosa Parks, Joan Baez and Aung San Suu Kyi. Teachers allow it because there is obvious thoughtfulness and elements of learning in the costumes, and they acknowledge that it’s not solely about ego, the way most costumes are. “It’s nice that you’re interviewing Stella,” says one of her classmates, “because she’s a very nice girl.” Read the article here.
Cardboard Bike: Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni has created a cardboard bike with no metal parts that is treated, waterproof and lasts for months. The cost of each bike would end up being around $20. It will be a “gamechanger” when it comes to modes of production, as the bike can be made pretty much anywhere and it will be inexpensive to construct them locally, rather than outsourcing the work to a cheaper labor market. Plus, they look awesome.
Indie Lit and “Theory Porn”? What the hell is theory porn? The notion is explored in this surprisingly naughty New Inquiry article through the lens of Tamara Faith Berger’s novel Maidenhead and its exploration of “the political, philosophical, and narrative consequences of heterosexual sex.” What up Friday? Whaaaaaa!