Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Today is Comedy Day in Golden Gate Park (free stand-up!), and I'm not going, but you might. Actual Book Titles: Yankee Doodle Dead (a mystery, of course), The Pig and the Skyscraper (a history of …
Here, finally, is the long-promised analysis of this entry. First of all, I realized only after I posted it that some might take "back in the nineties" literally. I actually applied for the job a …
Well, a few days ago, I took up a spontaneous invite to see the Perseid meteor shower with Seth and his posse, and I can't really ask more from such an expedition than a commendation …
I've found a few versions of the aforementioned "Books Over Drugs" list online. Funny addenda: "The President of the United States hasn't declared a "war on books" (yet, anyway)." "No matter how many books you …
A kid today asked one of the cashiers, "Do you know where the bathroom is?" Extremely cute. Years ago, I patronized a library that gave out such classic bookmarks as "41 Ways Books Are Better …
Shill: I got to read an advance copy of a little book, Afterglow, a long interview with Pauline Kael conducted a bit before her death a year back. Good stuff. When it comes out, read …
Happy Indian and Pakistani Independence Day! I've thought similarly, but I don't have a webcomic. Also, Elise says I should train the cats. I hope I have the discipline to get them disciplined. Ah, well, …
Think up what you can remember about that old, obscure book, possibly in French, that you've been meaning to find for a while. Then go to the BookFinder Beta and try it out. Also: more …
Mark Morford's Stephensonesque ramble reminds me of how glad I am to get a minivacation this weekend. (Whales!)