February 2010
21 posts
“The state says it is trying to make sure consumers aren’t sickened by a...”
– State warns Bay Area bars not to infuse drinks
I appreciate this paragraph. Nicely done.
“An earlier version of this post misquoted Mr. Remnick on his comparison between...”
– Obama Biography Is Coming From New Yorker Editor - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
I love a good correction to start out the week.
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Book #7 Gang Leader for a Day and Book #8 American...
I’m seven weeks into 2010 and eight books into my challenge. One week ahead of schedule!
These two books could not be more different. The first, Sudhir Venkatesh’s Gang Leader For a Day follows Venkatesh as he gets more and more intertwined with Chicago’s Black Kings gang during the 1980s in Chicago. The second, Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife provides a fictionalized...
“As anybody who lives in a big city knows, there are times when...”
– Bike Snob NYC: Soft Options: Day-Tripping to Danger
Trying to explain the difference between Gang...
me: no no, it's like a freakanomics protege who spends like 10 years at the Robert Taylor Homes
me: learning about the economics of urban gangs. It's sad but not like "i was raped in a tunnel" sad.
me: Chronically sad as opposed to personally sad
Olivia: ha
Olivia: sad but not 'i was raped in a tunnel'"
Olivia: quote of the day
As it turns out, starting my weekend with Alice Sebold’s Lucky (first chapter details her rape as a college freshman), wasn’t such a good idea.
I need to learn how to red books that aren’t just about horribly sad, depressing things. Does Daily Puppy have a blog to book deal yet?
Email I just received from my mom
There are currently about 5 police cars on Fulton Street. It sounds like 3 high school girls were fighting about myspace or facebook and one of them pulled out a knife. Who knows what happened?
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Book #5 Slow Motion & Book #6 At Home At The End...
And so it continues. This little new years goal, is actually happening. I’m reading more and more interesting books than I did last year, and I feel (as promised) like a smarter and more engaged person (with the exception of CRUSH IT, which was more just like reading Gary V’s blog).
My mom heard a review of Slow Motion on NPR, or possibly heard the author, Dani Shapiro, interviewed on...
Strangest Superbowl trashtalk I've ever heard →
“To be sure, fat, salt and crunch should always be invited to a Super Bowl...”
– For the Big Game? Crispy Pigskins, of Course - NYTimes.com
interactive visualization of wine prices and... →
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