This week, we welcomed two new writers to the fold at Splice and covered a bit more literature than we usually do. See for yourself:

Bragg Van Antwerp spent this week's Far Corner, Right Side column talking about the underrated value of grandparents. It reminded me of an older piece we published about generational divides.

Russ threw his two cents into the perennial baseball Hall of Fame debate, and then got more than a little nostalgic for the lost charm of regional fast food.

Chloe S. Angyal made her Splice debut with a thoughtful piece on whether or not drunk tabletop dancing constitutes female empowerment.

Our other debut writer, Anne Fidler, set aside her admitted Tennessee Williams fanaticism and said a new collection of his later work is fascinating but uneven.

I had a similar reaction to Michael Chabon's new essay book Maps and Legends, although it was more enjoyable than David Mamet's kind-of-silly/kind-of-interesting new movie Redbelt.

I'm a fan of anything that questions America's current higher education model, so this week's Five Foot Three column from Claire Taylor put a smile on my face.

Likewise David Mekelburg's edition of his column Curiosity Kills Me, which explores the concept of the "High School town" as opposed to the more popular College Town model.



And that's our story for this week. Thanks for reading, and be sure to register and leave comments. Have a good weekend,

John (@splicetoday.com)

Splice Today got a little bit edgier this week, what with the movie takedowns and bodily fluids. In case you missed it:

Russ thinks politically correct journalism has gone too far.

Have music genres become overly-specific, or have they always been?

A debut novel published by McSweeney's was deemed good but not great.

Mr. Wrong continues his war on proper punctuation and spelling in his most recent column, this time about taxes.

This week's Curiosity Kills Me column was devoted to the under-appreciated game of hockey.

I, for one, did not care for Morgan Spurlock's new movie.

Claire Taylor, better known by her Five Foot Three moniker, thinks we should all converse freely about menstrual cycles. Maybe so.

In his Far Corner, Right Side column, Bragg Van Antwerp says that Republicans' hopes will soon be dashed.

"Humans vs. Zombies" has infiltrated our nation's colleges, and this can't be good.

Be sure to register and leave comments, and thanks for reading.

John(@splicetoday.com)

We'll use this here space to round up all the original content we post every week in case you lose track. Expect an update every Friday, and be sure to register and comment.


For this week, April 7-11:

A review of K Records' reissue of the Microphones' The Glow pt 2

An interview with author Junot Diaz, which posted mere hours before he won a Pulitzer Prize.

An interview with Tim Marchman, baseball writer for the New York Sun.

A much-debated article in praise of the Honey Mustard Chicken Bacon sandwich from Quiznos.

An unsympathetic look at the new movie Smart People.

And new entries in our esteemed group of columns: Curiosity Kills Me by David Mekelburg, Far Corner, Right Side by Bragg van Antwerp, and Five Foot Three by Claire Taylor.

Pass all those links around, be sure to put us in your top 8, and get ready for another week of Splice original content next week. Thanks for reading,

John (john@splicetoday.com)