Playing the Moldovans in Tennis by Tony Hawk is pretty hilarious.
I read this while in Chisinau, which only helped the humor.
I'm all up in the law now, but damn it feels good to get my violence on.
Gunn ,'Unleashed'
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."
Volans - Jun 16, 2011 3:07:33 pm PDT #15356 of 28289
move out and draw fire
smonster - Jun 16, 2011 3:09:50 pm PDT #15357 of 28289
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 28289
"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 28289
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 28289
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 28289
"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 28289
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.
Strega - Jun 17, 2011 11:37:41 am PDT #15363 of 28289
Hitchens reviews Mamet's new book, then picks his teeth with the bones. [link]
I particularly admire the craftmanship here:
Mr. Beck is among those thanked in Mamet’s acknowledgments for helping free him from "the bemused and sad paternalism" of the liberal airwaves. Would that this were the only sign of the deep confusion that is all that alleviates Mamet’s commitment to the one-dimensional or the flat-out partisan.
Toddson - Jun 17, 2011 12:17:40 pm PDT #15364 of 28289
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
snerk ... I ran across this gem.
sumi - Jun 17, 2011 4:45:00 pm PDT #15365 of 28289
Art Crawl!!!
Inn at the Crossroads - a blog with recipes from A Song of Ice and Fire.