Here’s someÂthing a litÂtle experÂiÂmenÂtal for you. We post many great culÂture links on our TwitÂter stream. But we realÂize that you don’t necÂesÂsarÂiÂly stay glued to TwitÂter … or even use it all. So a couÂple of times each week, we’ll give you our favorite culÂture links from around the web. If you like the idea (or not) let us know. Now to the links:
• Cannes gives Jean-Paul BelÂmonÂdo the Palme d’Or more than 50 years after “BreathÂless”.
• Jim HenÂson died on this day in 1990. Some letÂters about his wideÂly adored creÂation, the MupÂpets. By LetÂters of Note.
• The world’s most inspirÂing bookÂstores. A phoÂto gallery.
• Stephen HawkÂing on heavÂen. “It’s a fairy stoÂry” for peoÂple afraid of death.
• TruÂman Capote on MarÂlon BranÂdo in The NewYorkÂer, 1957.
• Yale DigÂiÂtal ComÂmons, a fanÂtasÂtic new online resource for art & artiÂfacts.
• Lars von TriÂer stirs up Cannes with Hitler, Nazi quips.
• Kurt VonÂnegut reads the beginÂning of BreakÂfast of ChamÂpiÂons.
• Book covÂers that almost were. A NYTimes phoÂto gallery.
• Bob Dylan: WritÂings 1968–2010 by Greil MarÂcus.
• The BBC’s essenÂtial guide to video editÂing.
• George Mason UniÂverÂsiÂty proÂfesÂsor helps creÂate viral rap videos — about ecoÂnomÂics.
• William BurÂroughs, the beat writer, panned by the TurkÂish state.
• How WritÂers Build the Brand. The long traÂdiÂtion of self-proÂmoÂtion, from the Ancient Greeks to HemÂingÂway.
Sources: @kirstinbutler, @pourmecoffee, @philosophybites, @jaredbkeller, @steverubel, @stevesilberman, @ebertchicago