Month / January 2006
Where Everybody Reads Your Name
A Bookbar! So do they serve paperbacks during happy hour? (via Booklust)
LBC Shenanigans
A gentle reminder that a whole tsunami of activity is going down at the LBC site. Podcasts with all five nominees, a good deal of author and editor appearances (where you’ll be able to get your questions answered; so get cracking on reading those titles!), book discussion among litbloggers, and possibly a drinking game. Of course, unlike Oprah, we’ve actually confirmed that each of the titles is a veritable pack of lies. But do stay tuned to see what’s in store!
Free to Be, Blog and Me
Cultural Boredom = Codeword for Vanilla?
I only post this because Elizabeth Crane is a bad influence.
A few years from now, when the midcareer profile writers sum up the artistic achievements of Drew Barrymore and Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, there is little doubt in my mind that this incident will sum up in one fell swoop the collected insignificance of their respective cultural contributions. I don’t object to having sex in public restrooms (and, truth be told, I’ve had sex in far more dangerous places). I actually approve of this part of the tale. But when an individual is presented La Boheme and reduced to boredom in a world of limitless possibilities, call it a hunch, but I’m guessing that person probably isn’t going to be a lot of fun in the sack.