On Sympathy For Jonathan Franzen
Thanks for writing this, but especially thanks for mentioning the Kobo. It was a breath of fresh air, as I am getting mighty sick of writers, when needing to refer to their audience's presumed ebook reader of choice, always saying, "our Kindles."
Posted on February 28, 2012 at 2:09 pm
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On Why 'Someone Like You' Makes You Cry
This is why Skrillex makes me cry.
Posted on February 13, 2012 at 1:19 pm
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On How To Make Weeknight Pasta Sauce
"Put down the Prego." Prego? What, am I Rockefeller over here?
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:34 pm
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On The Cocaine Economy
That's great, but I'm wondering if there's some way to force the freaky old lady who embroiders my jeans to submit to a drug test.
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 4:30 pm
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On Google Is Gamifying Reading!
The Kobo app on the iPhone pops up Xbox-style achievements at what seem like random intervals, which startled the hell out of me the first time it happened.
They're really patronizing, too--like, "Congratulations! You've just added a book to your library! Good for you, buddy!"
Posted on July 15, 2011 at 5:01 pm
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On Tim Riggins in Space
If I hadn't known what book it was based on, I'm not sure if I would have gone to see a movie called "John Carter."
I would DEFINITELY have gone to a movie called "Billy Carter," though.