My favourite songs of the year so far (II)
Back in April I listed my six favourite songs of the year so far: neko case . “middle cyclone” the von bondies . “chancer” dan auerbach . “heartbroken, in disrepair” […]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
I wonder how many hits I'd get with Naked Lunch, Ethan Frome and Everybody Poops?
From the Quill & Quire’s blog: bookseller Borders UK is getting into the matchmaking business. Borders U.K. is hoping that lovelorn literary singles will gravitate to its site to connect […]
The money pit
The Economist‘s most recent daily chart surprised me. From the blurb accompanying the chart: “Comparisons with other rich countries and within the United States show that its [health-care] system is […]
You knew it was him
Maclean’s (who I’ve been going to a lot lately) reviews the new book about John Cazale, and makes it sound very interesting. I might pick it… Wait, who? This guy. […]
"I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack."
Couple of movies I forget to tell you about: The Hangover (imdb | rotten tomatoes) was funny. Not smart funny…altogether dumb funny, really. Occasionally over-the-top funny and awkward funny too. […]
Millennials = goddamn phonies
Spotted at Maclean’s: a NY Times article about today’s teens’ reaction to Catcher In The Rye. “The Catcher in the Rye,” published in 1951, is still a staple of the […]
Ohmigod, no!! Not the Pusateri's account! For the love of all that's holy! NOT THE PUSATERI'S ACCOUNT!!!!1!
Two and a half years ago I saw a documentary called Jesus Camp about kids raised by evangelicals and attending religious summer camps where they spoke in tongues and so […]
