For non-fic, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, about all of her trips to various presidential assassination sites.
Aren't they something. They're like butterflies, or little pieces of wrapping paper blowing around.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Kathy A - Jun 16, 2011 2:52:33 pm PDT #15353 of 28333
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
megan walker - Jun 16, 2011 2:53:21 pm PDT #15354 of 28333
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That's funny, since I just saw Assassins.
Kathy A - Jun 16, 2011 2:59:29 pm PDT #15355 of 28333
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I love that musical, but always seem to miss seeing it when it's being performed locally--I hear about it the weekend that it's closing, invariably.
Volans - Jun 16, 2011 3:07:33 pm PDT #15356 of 28333
move out and draw fire
Playing the Moldovans in Tennis by Tony Hawk is pretty hilarious.
I read this while in Chisinau, which only helped the humor.
smonster - Jun 16, 2011 3:09:50 pm PDT #15357 of 28333
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Oh, yeah, Raq. It made the rounds of just about every PCV there. Tony Hawk came to town to do a fundraiser for a children's hospital, and wisely focused on his Irish material.
sj - Jun 16, 2011 3:58:59 pm PDT #15358 of 28333
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
For non-fic, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, about all of her trips to various presidential assassination sites.
I just finished listening to the audio version of this and loved it!
That's funny, since I just saw Assassins.
Which is mentioned several times in the book.
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2011 4:41:23 pm PDT #15359 of 28333
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So Seanan McGuire has a new series coming out next year called InCryptid, which is about a rogue team of cryptozoologists who try to protect monsters from extinction. She's been developing a field guide for the various creatures she's inventing. She just put up the entry for the Madhura. Take a look.
(You may also enjoy learning about frickens.)
Toddson - Jun 17, 2011 4:08:01 am PDT #15360 of 28333
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I had JUST remembered The Songlines!
megan walker - Jun 17, 2011 5:21:17 am PDT #15361 of 28333
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I had JUST remembered The Songlines!
Clearly, whenever this topic is chosen, this will have to be my pick. But I have a feeling that "Food and Drink" will win out first.
Calli - Jun 17, 2011 5:23:08 am PDT #15362 of 28333
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
She just put up the entry for the Madhura.
Hee. Cryptids are the new moons, apparently.