Sunday morning roundup …

… Has Twitter given birth to a new literary genre? | Books | theguardian.com.

… Richard John Neuhaus, U.S. Jews, and the American Babylon.

My preference among Neuhaus’s works for American Babylon is because it grapples with the subject of living in religious exile and what it means to be a good citizen to a secular state in such exile. This is a question that obviously means much to the American Jewish community as well, and so it’s valuable to see how a non-Jew, especially one as erudite as Neuhaus, approaches the question. Additionally, I think American Babylon’s relevance has unfortunately only increased since he wrote it–since that means the state’s encroachment on private religious practice has continued unabated.

… On Location: Regional cinema in the age of the blockbuster.

… Literary heroes: Writing to Win.

… Remembering Polaroid: “…laughing as they glance across the great divide.”

… Good use of time: Imagine Making $9000 A Day From Something You Did 50 Years Ago… That's What Harper Lee Did.

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