Lit Links & Scoops

– A list of Brave Thinkers – 2012 The Atlantic edition.

– Anaïs Nin on Embracing the Unfamiliar and Encouraging Minority Writers via Brainpickings

– Puerto Ricans voted Tuesday to change their relationship with the United States and become the 51st U.S. state in a non-binding referendum that would require final approval from Congress. More via the Daily Dot

– Argo And The Trouble With Hollywood Logic via Racialicious

– Preview Cuban Post-Apocalyptic Cannibalism Drama ‘Los Desastres De La Guerra‘ (‘Disasters Of War’) via Indiewire

– Book Shopping with the Best-Read Man in America via the Paris Review

– Sensitive Souls: Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, according to a study of more than a million people. via the BBC

– The Economist looks at one way in which 3D printing could improve the everyday lives of people in poor countries here.

– Dunkin’ Donuts has launched a free, customized music shop tab on the Dunkin’ Donuts Facebook page (http://umusic.ly/DDMusic), allowing fans a complimentary download (while supplies last) from among 10 pre-selected tracks from this year’s hottest nominees of Latin music’s big night, Noche de Estrellas.

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