The New Yorker article about Condi Rice makes her sound like T'Pol from Enterprise, only not as sexy. (Nicholas Lemann discusses his article in an interview.) My "Certainty! Righteousness!" sirens go off when I hear …
Recently I have come across a few titles that remind me of song titles. I find myself singing The Autograph Man (Zadie Smith) to the tune of "The Candyman [Can]" from the film Willy Wonka …
I only realized recently that the abbreviation for "Disturbing Search Request" competes with my ex for the initials "DSR." Hmmm.
Someone's Got to Mind the Store: Zed recently bought our last marked-down copy of the Neil Gaiman collection Smoke and Mirrors, and thanked me for the pointer. First documented instance of someone actually using my …
My parents are moving back to India. I wish them well, and have actually helped them do moving-related things over these past few days, such as putting lots of their belongings into a shipping container …
Neil Gaiman's short story collection, Smoke and Mirrors, is still on the remaindered table at Cody's. Only $3.98. I'm thinking of getting it myself. The other day a fella asked, "Where do you keep your …
Pirate homeboys, Leonard. I love Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White. His intro plays with the metaphors of reader/writer and john/prostitute interaction. The first fifty pages have been wonderful.
I ripped through Dave Barry's second novel, Tricky Business, in about two hours. It's faster-paced than Big Trouble, taking place entirely in one day, but the general theme stays the same (ordinary people stumble upon …
Andy implicitly and Leonard explicitly urge me to upgrade my weblog software, so I will, soon. Format changes and service disruptions may occur. Today's realization: I no longer feel that moment of disorientation where I …
Met Dave Eggers. Seems generous and friendly to his public. He packed the house (the relevant house being Cody's Books) and gave each attendee personal attention. Did I mention that I finished American Gods? I …
