words kill, words give life

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Description: "'The king died and then the queen died' is a story. 'The king died and then the queen died of grief' is a plot" - E.M. Forster

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an education

Lynn Barber’s memoir is a quick read – I read it in an afternoon. I’ll admit, the only reason I bought this was because I had heard good things about the movie, but Barber’s ...

16 mar 10

i don’t care about your band

The cover of this book by Julie Klausner first caught my eye, the title made me pick it up, and the endorsement quote by the ever funny Rachel Dratch convinced me to buy it. Like I expected, it is a...

16 mar 10

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5 movies for martians

If aliens from Mars crash-landed in my backyard (assuming I had a backyard), I would make them watch these movies before taking them to my leader (assuming they didn’t kill me first). “Th...

15 mar 10

movies i want to see

From repossessed organs to vampiric Shakespeare, from dark comedies to tearjerker dramas, these are the movies I’m excited to see this spring: Repo Men March 19 The Greatest April 2 The Joneses...

14 mar 10

excuses & lies

I picked up this little gem in Urban Outfitters today. Now, I pride myself on being a pretty good liar, but even the best cons need a little help sometime. And this book may be the best assist a tire...

13 mar 10

twitter + literature = ?

“Twitterature” is a new book by nineteen-year-old University of Chicago students Alexander Aciman (left) and Emmett Rensin (right) with the goal of reducing more than eighty pieces of lit...

12 mar 10

white collar – a season finale

The USA show ended it’s season last night with the FBI’s resident con, Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) discovering the location of a music box he can to trade to free his hostage girlfriend. No...

11 mar 10

the boy who couldn’t sleep and never had to

I’m uber-excited that I got this book in the mail. Watch the author, D. C. Pierson, explain his writing tips, and you’ll want to read it too. .

09 mar 10

academy awards

Hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, the 82nd Oscars air tonight at 8:30 on ABC. I listed the nominees for some of the categories below. The ones I think will win are underlined, and the ones I t...

08 mar 10

who do you think you are?

NBC’s celebrity genealogy show premiered Friday at 8. This “Who do you think you are?” is the latest incarnation of the British original (versions air in eight different countries)...

07 mar 10

the beginnings of an as yet untitled fiction

by yours truly: Something tickles my nose. Unwilling to open my eyes, I twitch a nostril. Then, I hear a faint buzzing as it moves to rest on my cheek. A fly. I softly blow and it leaves. It’s the ti...

06 mar 10

“he’s a stud, she’s a slut…

and 49 other double standards every woman should know” is a book by Jessica Valenti, author of “The Purity Myth” and founder of feministing.com. It’s a hilariously detailing ...

05 mar 10

If I Can Dream

Five aspiring performers star in “If I Can Dream,” a new show by Idol creator Simon Fuller different from other reality shows. You won’t find “If I Can Dream” on TV. Hul...

04 mar 10

Writing women back into history…

is the theme of 2010s National Women’s History Month. Maybe I’ve been hiding under a rock of dumb, but I just discovered this 30-year-old celebration existed. (Does that count as strange?...

03 mar 10

NaBloPoMo =

National Blog Posting Month. This means for the month of March, I’ll be posting everyday. Shocker, right? Anyway, the theme for the month is STRANGE(R). Interesting? For today, I’m postin...

01 mar 10

gift guide no. 4

We all have that friend who’s really weird but interesting (you may have more than one). Here are some gifts that are a tad bit off, but not off-putting, just like them. For $5 and under Not on...

19 dec 09

gift guide no. 3

Hello all you unfortunate people who love a member of the fashion obsessed. Here is a gift guide just for you to surprise your pickiest fashionista! For $5 and under Mock those who came before and fa...

12 dec 09

gift guide no. 2

…the promised gift guide for the person who is always reading (aka the bibliophile). For $5 and under Readers can read their initials even when they’re wiping their mouths if you give the...

06 dec 09

gift guide no. 1

The holiday gift-giving season is here, so I thought – why not blog a gift guide? Because I believe different types of people need different types of gifts, I’m splitting it into differen...

05 dec 09

Fantatic Mr. Fox

Puppet animation and celebrity voices fantastically adapt Roald Dahl’s tale of an ex-crook fox who endeavors to stay on the legal for his family. Family and self-worth are essentials in “...

03 dec 09

a little twilight

I was planning on posting a review of “New Moon,” but I’m a tad busy and there are so many really good articles (and parodies) about the Twilight phenom, I thought I’d just l...

01 dec 09

I’m writing a book

Or so goes the plan. I’m on a six week winter break from school. So I asked myself, “What productive thing can I do with all my time?” And I answered myself, “You should write...

24 nov 09

pumpkin pancake goodness

Pumpkin pancakes are the simplest fall breakfast food out there. Just add canned pumpkin puree to ready-made pancake mix and spice to taste. I used 4 cups of pancake mix to one small can of pumpkin ...

16 nov 09

the mysterious Mr. Gorey

Edward Gorey was a writer and illustrator with a penchant for fur coats, cats, ballet, tennis shoes and macabre Edwardian settings. He illustrated book covers and spot illustrations for Doubleday An...

15 nov 09

How to become a magazine editor

If you want to be the editor-in-chief of top magazine (like “Teen Vogue”), you only really need three things: 1. The hair = Blond and straight with a blunt bang. Alter the shade and lengt...

14 nov 09

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style inspiration – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Holly Golightly’s (Audrey Hepburn) little black dresses in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” have long been lauded as a fashion staple. Unfortunately, other items in her wardrobe are s...

11 nov 09

Because zombies are people too

The zombie rights issue is very controversial and hard to navigate. Here are some basic facts you need to understand the problem: 1. Zombies are not the enemy. They are living impaired people who wan...

10 nov 09

movie roundup

Instead of separate reviews for all the movies I’ve seen over the past several days, I present to you a brief DIE (description, interpretation, evaluation) of four films: Paranormal Activity &#...