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Announcing a trilogy of Allen Ginsberg’s unpublished journals. Apr 19, 2018: The University of Minnesota Press will publish the first installment, IRON CURTAIN JOURNALS: JANUARY—MAY 1965, in November 2018.
The University of Minnesota Press with CUNY’s GC Digital Scholarship Lab and Cast Iron Coding to launch Manifold Scholarship Phase Two Apr 17, 2018: Second phase will focus on expanding installations of the platform and developing new features
A $789,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will contribute to the Manifold Scholarship project's ability to focus on assisting with installations at other institutions, further development of platform features, and a research project about potential OER (open education resources) uses of the platform.
The University of Minnesota Press with CUNY’s GC Digital Scholarship Lab and Cast Iron Coding announce the release of MANIFOLD 1.0. Mar 30, 2018: Manifold was developed from the ground up to integrate the publication of media-rich, networked monographs into existing university publication workflows.

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The rarely discussed Replacements side project that was fronted by their roadie. Apr 20, 2018 Dangerous Minds: Bill Sullivan has been the tour manager for a number of acts, including Bright Eyes, Yo La Tengo, Soul Asylum, and Syl Johnson. But it all began with the Replacements. Sullivan worked as a roadie for the group, from their first tour in 1983 through their 1989 trek opening for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. His duties included hauling amps, keeping rowdy fans off the stage, and finding places for the entourage to crash.
Gothic Camp: The Beales of East Hampton Apr 18, 2018 Los Angeles Review of Books: Nod to the chapter on Grey Gardens in SPECTACLE OF PROPERTY.
Star Tribune: Unearthing the grass-roots origins of the postwar reforms to Minnesota’s mental health system. Apr 17, 2018 Star Tribune: On Susan Bartlett Foote's THE CRUSADE FOR FORGOTTEN SOULS.