January 2011
22 posts
“Why is the word yes so brief?
It should be
the longest,
the hardest,
so that...”
– Vera Pavlov (via thatswhatshesaidquotes)
Sady Doyle: #DearJohn: Prep Time →
sadydoyle:
Okay. So, for those unaware of context, here is what is going on. In the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” which is reprehensible on its surface, there’s a special surprise clause that seeks to limit the definition of rape and incest. In order to qualify for the exception to rape and incest…
Give Peace A Chance.: What's Happening in Egypt... →
promotingpeace:
The basics: Egypt is a large, mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country. At around 80 million people, it has the largest population in the Middle East and the third-largest in Africa. Most of Egypt is in North Africa, although the part of the country that borders Israel, the Sinai peninsula, is in Asia….
“All consciences are guilty.
All fanatics are religious.”
– Introduction by the Author (Fran Lebowitz) http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/16/opinion/16lebowitz_opart.html
“Twenty years later, in the current frivolous Now, Wallace’s essay itself seems a...”
– How novels came to terms with the internet | Books | The Guardian
A very interesting piece from Laura Miller; I’d add Karen Joy Fowler’s under-recognized Wit’s End to the list of novels that meet this challenge well.
(via gwendabond)
“The family of a 24-year old Peace Corps volunteer from Atlanta, Kate Puzey, says...”
– I actually don’t have time or space to write about this in detail. But yeah. This is what my e-mail inbox looks like.
My whole thing? About being mean to dudes on the Internet? Is based on two things.
The meaner and louder and more confrontational I am, the fewer of them there are. As witness my...
Locus Online Reviews » Gwenda Bond’s Top Ten for... →
gwendabond:
Best lists are strange and unwieldy beasts, especially for those of us with wide-ranging tastes and a healthy consumption rate for new books. And there’s something about the very concept of naming the “best” of the year that—like awards—brings out an instinctive need for fisticuffs and debate and “I can’t believe X didn’t make it.” Still, over the years I’ve found invaluable...
