Do you carry a notepad? Yes, I do. It’s one of those very affected and fanciful Moleskine notepads, those black ones with the elastic clasp. But they’re really cool. Gauguin and van Gogh can’t be wrong, right? Oh, they can be. Frequently were. Talk to Gauguin’s wife.

Alex Gregory, Zeichner, im New Yorker.

»Alla Kan, the director of Dartmouth's technology transfer office, said the program would "analyze book reviews and come up with ratings based on how controversial or scandalous a book is."« [via NY Times]