{"id":1239,"date":"2006-12-08T10:46:27","date_gmt":"2006-12-08T15:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/i-bet-youre-a-big-wolverine-fan\/"},"modified":"2006-12-08T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2006-12-08T15:46:27","slug":"i-bet-youre-a-big-wolverine-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/i-bet-youre-a-big-wolverine-fan","title":{"rendered":"I bet you’re a big Wolverine fan"},"content":{"rendered":"

My friend Cec writes to tell me that Micawber Books in Princeton is closing. I write to tell you that Logan Fox is one of the coolest names around<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My friend Cec writes to tell me that Micawber Books in Princeton is closing. 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