links for 2009-02-28

I didn't realize how much I missed these guys until right now. Bonus points to linking that excellent Grizzly Bear cover version of "He Hit Me" at bottom.

Doing my part to spread this brilliant (like you'd expect anything less) white paper by Henry Jenkins & co. Linked here, part one, use the top nav to go through parts 2-8. It's dense stuff, but fantastic reading.

David Foster Wallace tribute issue of the Uni of Arizona journal Sonora Review, featuring "an uncollected story, Solomon Silverfish, and essays and reflections from Sven Birkerts, Michael Sheehan interviewing Tom Bissell, Charles Bock, Marshall Boswell, Greg Carlisle, Jonathan Franzen, Dave Eggers, Ken Kalfus, Glenn Kenny, Lee Martin, Michael Martone, Rick Moody interviewing Michael Pietsch, and art and prose from Karen Green."

Sucklord curates a series of artists for Topps' latest Star Wars trading card series — some fantastic stuff in here.