Amherst Magazine features The Common in the Spring 2011 issue: Print Makes a Stand.
Amherst Magazine (2011)
April 3, 2011
News and Events
The Millions (2011)
April 3, 2011
News and Events
The Millions affirms The Common‘s mission; essayist Sonya Chung says that, through The Common, “I seem to find my nowhere-somewhere, a peculiar feeling of home; my modern sense of place.”
Orion Magazine (2011)
April 3, 2011
News and Events
Orion Magazine welcomes The Common’s first issue with open arms, praising the magazine’s beauty, contributors and dedication to print.
The Recorder (2011)
April 3, 2011
News and Events
The Recorder of Greenfield, MA features The Common: page 1 and page 2.
The Daily Hampshire Gazette (2011)
April 3, 2011
News and Events
The Daily Hampshire Gazette explores The Common‘s ties to a larger literary tradition at Amherst College and asks: is launching a print magazine in 2011 “swimming against the tide?” Maybe. But editor Jennifer Acker has faith.
Amherst Bulletin (2011)
April 3, 2011
News and Events
The Amherst Bulletin explores The Common‘s origins as a print journal, as well as its relationship with Amherst College.
Inside Higher Ed (2011)
April 3, 2011
News and Events
Inside Higher Ed heralds the launch of The Common, describing our mission, our roots in Amherst College’s rich literary tradition, and our crucial ties to UMass-Amherst and other local institutions.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (2011)
April 3, 2011
News and Events
The Chronicle of Higher Education runs an in-depth Q&A with editor Jennifer Acker that describes why we’re uncommon, the inner workings of the journal, and how we’ll negotiate print and digital publishing.
The Common Hosts Launch Party
April 1, 2011
News and Events
Event Date:
Thursday, April 28, 2011 – 8:00 pm
Location:
Alumni House, Amherst College
Come celebrate the release of our first issue! Join us at Amherst College’s Alumni House on April 28th for drinks, music and brief readings by contributors Sabina Murray and Yehudit Ben-Zvi Heller. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 8:00 p.m. Click here for a map of the Amherst College campus.
How to Detangle a Bird Caught in Your Hair
April 1, 2011
Dispatches
By HOLLIE HARDY
First you have to have hair. This trend toward baldness negates the problem.
Once you have grown a luscious mane, gather images on your lion tongue: ripe peaches, sizzle of bacon, crisp campfire scent of an almost winter night, handful of rain or feathers or marbles, the details of sunset, and and fast cars. Weave your materials carefully. Remember that birds like shiny things. The colors and flavors you choose may affect the type of bird you lure into your hair-nest.
