News for a Long Weekend

News for a Long Weekend

Love’s labour is lost as Julian Gough blasts fellow Irish writers for not rocking the cradle of genius in the Guardian. Cristina Nehring vindicates literature as the most comprehensive catalogue of human love in The Nation, while the New York Times delves into the book of self-love.

An electronic Cyrano de Bergerac of sorts? Not confident in your poetic renderings? Choose from an impressive list of full-voiced thespians reading classic romantic poems. Type in the name of your intended and hit send. If that doesn’t do the trick, read up on five classic love stories.

Do you suffer from Disproportionate E-mail Response syndrome? Go here. Then go here to get sweet on McSweeney’s namesake.