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I am re-reading Anansi Boys,that delicious book by Neil Gaiman;the writer describes it as If you have to classify it,it’s probably a magical-horror-thriller-ghost-romantic-comedy-family-epic,although that leaves out the detective bits and much of the food. . The whole story that can be retold as a contemporary political tale,or a cognitive science [...] And I thought I had outlived this horrible November loved/dreaded task! Last couple years were definitely too surreal to even think about writing,This year is proving to be unique as well,but I might give it a shot,between 2am and 3 am. Plenty of time! OK,so what to do? Nicole Gustas has [...] A marvelous realization! All that fake Nepalese cutlery? All those distressed tables? all carefully marketed!:We tend to think our standards for the beautiful and good are natural and eternal. They aren’t. And you know who needs this analysis of Bobo consumption most? Not Bobos,nor Bobo-aspirants,but marketers. If business is about knowing [...] Jessa Crispin points to Harry Crace’s review of the latest Harry Potter:The book will start witph Harry making his way back to Hogwart’s for his final year and his scar will be hurting. Ginny and Ron will be flirting a bit,while Harry tries to take himself seriously by almost swearing. There will be [...] OK,so that is a bad word game,yet the plasticity of the brain appears to be nothing short of amazing,miraculous,and incomprehensible just yet;from the NYTimes: For patients with brain injury,the revolution brings only good news,as Dr. Doidge describes in numerous examples. A woman with damage to the inner ear’s [...] Better called the environmentalist revenge,The Swarm is a tad cold for me;begins as a sort of environmental ethic primer,traverses some encyclopedic descriptions and ends up in a maelstrom of rapid conclusions,almost too catastrophically convenient. I like the idea of a swarm intelligence,as it is basic to our daily lives. However,[...] Going from boingboing about erotica in a list that tries to protect children from bad books,I went to the original site and found the PABBIS List of Lists,with such a gem like Books on this list may,or may not,be appropriate for your child. . Note that the descriptions can be funny [...] I love keeping things. Of course,getting the whole 80 Years of The New Yorker DVD is appealing to a collecting mind. Besides,I get to read. A little. I need a bigger screen. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1953′).each( function(e){e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) }); China Miéville,besides doing his PhD (A Historical Materialist Analysis of International Law and the Legal Form,LSE,2002) and writing amazing novels,has also a critical socialist side to him. Go read his recommendations for Fifty Fantasy &Science Fiction Works That Socialists Should Read. And it is not jus because boing^2 recommended it. [...] I got the limited edition for Stephenson’sQuicksilver,magnificently bound,signed,in a different format and all. A luxurious book. Useless. I cannot play with it! I can not read the thing with my hands dirty,or while in bed,or while drinking coffee,and god forbid,I cannot leave it around with my other books,[...] |  | ||||||
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