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GalleyCat: Reclusive author Thomas Pynchon did in fact narrate his own book trailer.

Ad Age: Just over a month after the hip hop magazine Vibe closed, there are reports that the owners of Uptown magazine have been in talks to buy and revive the title. Ad Age reporter Nat Ives said via Twitter that the buyers had confirmed his report.

American Spectator: Ex-New York Times columnist Ben Stein speaks out about his recent ouster.

Newsweek: A look at some of the magazines that managed to attract more ad pages during that first half of this year than they did during the same period in 2008.

Seattle Times: How important is anonymity to food critics today? Food critic Nancy Leson talks about the difficulty that comes with trying to remain anonymous and whether its even possible in the Internet age.

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