It’s Friday ladies and gentlemen and that means hot dogs. That’s right, it’s time to break out the brisket and lighter fluid and do what Americans do: burn things. But perhaps that’s too harsh. After all, our predilection for fire did save us from the communism. Or did it? Salon discusses. The English writer Edward Hogan has his own predilection. It’s for small towns. His latest book explains. Remember when Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t just a broke governor? We don’t either, but Jacket Copy looks back to when men were men and governing was for sissies. Holy smokes, there’s more Salinger news. Turns out he created the blog. We’ll leave it at that. Moving on, what does a huckster with brimming sexual energy and a soft spot for Greek lettery do when he attends college? Join a frat, of course. What happens to that sexual energy and Greek lettery? The answers are discussed in Alter Net. And finally, Our Stories conducts an interview with an esteemed man of letters. Good stuff all around today. Just enough reading to make you hungry for a couple of sizzling weeners. Happy 4th! — Kevin Murphy
