February 28, 2007
Short Takes
Paging tech support (special thanks to Barbara!). Maybe the cravings happen pre-pregnancy? Who knows–the brain is definitely weirder than previously thought, and ten bucks says the same is true of […]
February 27, 2007
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Um, awesome. Harper’s—bizarre? Or just Soviet feminists? Whatever the case, they’re not alone: “You’d think [the NYTBR would] absorb the knowledge that their male-to-female reviewer ratio is woeful, maybe take […]
February 26, 2007
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Gawker exposes the inner workings of The New York Times‘ Book Review section. “Wait, wait! The WORD is the problem?” I think America might have bigger problems to worry about. […]
February 23, 2007
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Stalinist literature for the capitalist masses. Mr. Boolos seems to be objecting to self-reference. I vote we quine him, or perhaps explore alternative logic systems, under which we abandon the […]
February 22, 2007
This is how St. Petersburg is done.
I imagine Review readers rarely watch The O.C., but everyone seems to have heard the show was cancelled. I’m afraid I have never seen a full episode myself, but a […]
February 22, 2007
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“You could say he had betrayed Modernism itself, by not taking seriously enough the command to Make It New.” More Auden (the day after his centennial) here. Bog roll: not […]
February 21, 2007
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“It is a law of physics that no two physical bodies can occupy the same point in space at the same time. Thus, when your train arrives, always let passengers […]
February 20, 2007
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PHILOSOPHER FIGHT! Whatever happened to “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it“? “Booksellers and other publishers are following the […]
February 19, 2007
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From the dep’t of “cute or terrifying“… God, British television is so much better than American television. Myfanwy Collins on shopping carts. Yes, really. File under “People to whom I […]
February 17, 2007
Gossip
Perhaps even more surprising is that, contrary to popular belief, researchers have found very little difference between men and women in terms of the amount of time spent gossiping. In […]
February 16, 2007
Short Takes
As my friends and exes can tell you, this is the mouse for me. For those of you who want to catch movies this weekend–here are some new releases. I […]
February 15, 2007
Short Takes
I wish I knew what the blogs were saying without reading them; maybe then I could update this one without typing. “The 1886 citation is especially interesting because it gives […]