Great new(ish) stories from around the Web. Forget work for a minute and read a story. It’s good for you.

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On The Road To Nowhere

Currently we’re moving from a small house to a big house, which means inconvenience and promise. In the past two days we’ve lugged boxes by the dozen and divorced rugs that’d been married to cobwebs, books frosted in inches of dust and bathroom items that to this day forget their purpose. Despite all this, by writerly news, we’ve got you covered. Hollywood has Bollywood and authors have the New Times of India, which spices up the work of Nanden Sen. Elsewhere, legalese permeates the New Republic, Norman Mailer gets the Huff, and from the grave Tolstoy digests his treatment in the Times Online.  John Lanchester reminds us why we love money, Daniel Nester is interviewed by Bookslut, and Allen Ginsberg sees himself in a movie. It’s time to howl, people. — Kevin Murphy

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