We promote shows at one of the best small indie rock rooms you can dream up. We create websites and branding for small companies. We publish a culture magazine that has a really strong readership here in Champaign-Urbana. We own a small company that develops and promotes a multi-disciplined festival each year. I think it's just time away from the day to day grind. Leave it on my bedside, see it sitting there, mean to pick it up again, and don't. I think when I say I "actively don't read," I mean that I get part way through and then never get around to it again. I read part of Roxane Gay's book + Caleb's chapbook + Matthew G Frank's book - loved all three and then never picked them back up to finish.
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Maybe Mexico is the secret to me reading again. Last we (Seth and I) read a book on vacation or that I finished - was in 2010 when we were in Mexico (again!) - we read and both finished the Hunger Games trilogy. It was the first time in five years that I was able to accomplish that. During two weeks while we were on vacation in Mexico. With that said, I have read three books this year. JB: Although I don't actively tell myself "don't do it" - I pretty much do by purchasing a book on my e-reader and then never getting around to reading it. JJ: OK, Justine, you jumped right into the social media mix and said that the two of you "actively don't read." Can you explain this phrase? Do you mean you have a thought, like, "Maybe I'll read a book!" and then tell yourself, "Don't do it!"? JB: Yes, I usually give no fucks in life. Aggressively honest about not reading, and not giving any of the fucks. Jac Jemc: I'm thrilled to talk to you guys. Justine Bursoni: Hi! My name is Justine and I blow at picking up a book. I’ll skip the part about Justine and I realizing we grew up going to the same shitty diner as adolescents, and get right on to the reading or lack thereof. It wasn’t long before I realized I had a terrific opportunity to talk to two “non-readers” at once, when Seth’s wife joined the discussion as well.
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Seth was outed by his supposed friend and colleague, Caleb Curtiss, as being a good candidate for this series where I talk to non-readers. Justine acts as Owner and Producer of Made Fest, a two-day outdoor curated marketplace that’s part of the festival, and Seth founded Pygmalion and fills the role of Producer now.
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They are also two of the cluster of people behind the spectacular Pygmalion Festival, bringing a concentrated burst of music, tech, lit, arts and crafts to the city for a glorious weekend each fall. They founded and own Smile Politely, an independent, online, culture magazine covering the Champaign-Urbana scene in Illinois. Seth Fein and Justine Bursoni are cultural powerhouses.