It's what you're getting next year
It’s utter Xmas genius: one song, far too many artists. Something very like it may arrive in your Xmas mix disc next year…
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Alexie, again
Here are the books that Junior really likes in the book The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian: The Grapes of Wrath Catcher in the Rye Fat Kid Rules the World Tangerine Feed Catalyst Invisible Man Fools Crow Jar of Fools
Perhaps the complex sentiment?
I’m not sure why I find this video so charming, but I sure do.
Sherman Alexie gives me a boner
From The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: “But you should approach each book — you should approach life — with the real possibility that you might get a metaphorical boner at any point.” “A metaphorical boner!” I shouted. “What the heck is a metaphorical boner?” Gordy laughed. “When I say boner, I really […]
Pox Party Review
The astonishing life of Octavian Nothing, traitor to the nation; v.1, The Pox Party, Anderson. No. While the writing is not painful, it never really raises itself to the level of true goodness. The most interesting aspects of the book are historical, and, as the author points out in an afterword, you should read history […]
Next up: Steam is hot
Apparently we only now have data indicating opiates make your cough better. No kidding. It seems up to now they’ve been prescribing them “on a hunch.”
“Eat your greens” not nearly sexy enough
The common theme in these stories is an old one: we really seem to want something easier than eating reasonable quantities of appropriate food and getting plenty of exercise.
Like Vector and Weetabix
Vectibix? It sounds much more like a tasty British cookie than a medication for colorectal cancer. Perhaps it is both!
The Psycho Ex Game Review
The Psycho Ex Game, Markoe and Prieboy. Yes. Not flawless, but enjoyable. It was impossible for me not to speculate on which stories had been pulled completely from experience, and which had been given writers’ embellishments (or just plain invented). Further fueling that impulse is the fact that Recipe Cards have been posted by (or […]
I don't think I can stand the excitement
We loved him as Jesus, he left us wanting more as The Doctor, can he complete the trifecta as Number Six? Will Bill Gallagher be able to do what Russell Davies did with a beloved cult figure? His résumé looks reasonable, though I’m uneasy about reports that the series is aimed at fans of 24.