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When the novelist Jennifer Egan submitted her latest short story to The New Yorker, she hinted to Deborah Treisman, the fiction editor, that there was a catch. It soon became evident: Ms. Egan had written an entire work of fiction in 140 character bits, to be first posted on Twitter and then published in the magazine.“I had a sense it could work for a spy story,” Ms. Egan said this week while sitting in Ms. Treisman’s office.Ms. Treisman was receptive to the idea, so much so that this week the New Yorker will begin publishing the story, “Black Box,” in segments on Twitter. Starting Thursday night, the New Yorker’s Twitter fiction handle, @NYerFiction, will post a new tweet of text from Ms. Egan’s 8,500 word ... Continue reading →
By Sean Sullivan May 24, 2012 | 7:43 a.m. A new set of NBC News/Marist polls of Senate races in three swing states shows Democrats leading. But with a competitive presidential race expected in all three battlegrounds, these will likely be three of the most hotly contested Senate races this cycle: Ohio: Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown leads Republican state Treasurer Josh Mandel 51 percent to 37 percent with 12 percent undecided. Brown's support ticked up from the March poll, when he led Mandel 47 percent to 37 percent. A Quinnipiac poll conducted early this month showed Brown with a smaller six point lead. And the flood of GOP outside spending suggests Republican strategists believe this race will tighten. With a competitive presidential race at the ... Continue reading →
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