On The Love of My Twenties: An Unexpurgated, Factual Account
The problematic age-math in this (enjoyable) fictional account is bothering me more than it should.
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On Judy Blume Is 75
I found "Then Again, Maybe I Won't" to be a deeply affecting tale of class and suburban ennui. But I haven't read it for 25 years.
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On Why Does the 'New Yorker' Hate David O. Russell?
The Life of Pi review was odd, essentially he said it has its moments but all the god stuff sucks.
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On Did You Grow Up With Tom Carvel's Voice In Your Head?
I was sure there was a riff in some novel about how one day a certain carvel ice cream cake would match the USA today temperature map and armageddon would ensue (or somthing like that). A Douglas Coupland book maybe?
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On Did You Grow Up With Tom Carvel's Voice In Your Head?
@Lucky Jim Thanks Mr. Dixon.
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On Did You Grow Up With Tom Carvel's Voice In Your Head?
Saw plenty of these in Toronto. They must have been active in western NY. Never had the pleasure of shoving one down my gullet though.
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On "I Put Myself in the Camp of Henry David Thoreau"--Conrad Black
Does Balk not have dibs on things British? Or was this not knifecrimey enough?
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On Ron Burkle Owns a Little Bit of Everything
I read this on the subway this afternoon. There are fun details, but the overall impression that the writer was trying to leave was "Ron Burkle is a STARFUCKER"
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On Viral Culture… Before The Internet
My favorite pre internet viral cassette was http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d65fUHQMcw - it was big in ontario junior high schools.
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On Over 260 Pounds? Start Walking
Why did they hide the funnier headline in the URL?