52 books in 52 weeks: “For my first novel of the year, I couldn’t have made a better choice.”
Existentialism is not pessimistic, says the late Robert Soloman (RIP). (via ALDaily)
Best science blog posts 2006: now in tasty book form.
Save the endangered words!
I don’t see what’s wrong with nice, boring names.
“A spy in love is a spy who can be manipulated.” (via Books Inq)
A chandelier of… pens? They look like Bics to me.
Because clearly if high school students don’t read about oral sex or drug use in books, they’re going to be soooo much less likely to engage in it. Obviously books are the problem and not, oh I don’t know, I’m just throwing it out here, parenting. Right.
“Are boys the new girls?” (via Bookslut)
Even The New York Times is sometimes confused about “flaunt” versus “flout.”
Crane still makes young men want to write poetry.