December 2009
3 posts
The Washington Post's Book World: Odes to... →
obsoletethebook: I did this little piece that ran today in The Washington Post’s Book World. (OBSOLETE actually started out as a cover story in The Washington Post Magazine last year.) Books and newpapers and magazines are, of course, both subjects in the book. Tumblr isn’t. Think about that for a moment. Or don’t. Or think about this: does the spelling of “Tumblr” mean the beginning of the end...
Dec 10th
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Jeremiah's Vanishing New York: What has recently... →
Dec 10th
LIT REVIEW: Philadelphia City Paper →
A really lovely review. Thanks, Philly!
Dec 10th
November 2009
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ListenI had so much fun talking to Nick Digilio late...
Nov 15th
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Andrew Sullivan →
A Twitter friend, @cthon1c, just Tweeted this. Twit this. Twote? A boy named Andrew Sullivan broke my foot in third grade. But it wasn’t this Andrew Sullivan. I remember thinking, “One day, when I’m an adult, I’m going to tell people that ANDREW SULLIVAN broke my foot!” Well, so, here you go. Honestly, I think he didn’t really break it. I just blamed him. Because I liked him. D’uh. For The...
Nov 15th
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Nov 12th
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My interview on New Hampshire Public Radio's "Word... →
Yesterday I was in New Hampshire! Actually, I was just talking to someone who was in New Hampshire. But close enough.
Nov 10th
Nov 10th
OBSOLETE is in today's DailyCandy!  →
May NYC-based insider-y lady-focused e-newsletters never become obsolete.
Nov 10th
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We're how old? - St. Petersburg Times →
Nov 9th
Book mentions!
Thanks to Brokelyn, TomatoNation, Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, SwissMiss, and Bobulate for the nice shout outs!
Nov 9th
Nov 6th
NY Post's Sara Stewart talks the international... →
Nov 6th
Nov 6th
“Any book lover can identify with the shudder of panic that runs through them...”
– University of Toronto book reviewer on the fact that books are a subject of debate in OBSOLETE. With such a nice review, it’d be churlish of me to point on the irony in the fact that I had to correct several spelling mistakes in this quote before posting it… So I won’t. Obsolete...
Nov 6th
Nov 6th
ObsoleteTheBook.com is officially "Kick-Ass"  →
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Nov 6th
Nov 6th
From American Profile, 10/11/09
Obsolete By Anna Jane Grossman Hardcover, 192 pages ($15.95) Ever get the feeling life is passing you by? Well, it is—at alarming speed! This clever, cheeky and captivating little book takes a playful (and sometimes painfully true) look at car cigarette lighters, cursive writing, girdles, lickable stamps, pay phones, slide projectors, video stores and more than 120 other once-indispensable...
Nov 6th
Nov 6th
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Listen On Wednesday, I had a radio-rific morning....
Nov 5th
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October 2009
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Oct 16th
Oct 16th
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Oct 9th
September 2009
2 posts
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ListenWith the inimitable Jian Ghomeshi on CBC...
Sep 15th
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Sep 10th
Mr. Media Radio  →
Sep 1st
July 2009
2 posts
Jul 30th
Letting a girl down easy...
Dear Anna Jane, It was very nice to meet you and thanks again for taking the time to show me your place. I really love your apartment and the yard but don’t think it’s the right neighborhood for me. Hope you find the perfect fit for you and your puppy! Give me a call if you ever want to get together. Best Wishes, Bethany Sent from my iPhone
Jul 28th