DX -- congratulations to your niece on her book!
Do I wish I was somebody else right now. Somebody not... married, not madly in love with a beautiful woman who can kill me with her pinkie!
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
hippocampus - Mar 27, 2020 5:11:21 am PDT #25749 of 28194
not your mom's socks.
DXMachina - Mar 27, 2020 7:26:40 am PDT #25750 of 28194
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Thank you on her behalf.
Gris - Mar 28, 2020 5:07:17 am PDT #25751 of 28194
Hey. New board.
The latest Incryptid ends on a cliff hanger, and I am upset by that.
I mean, I will survive and, hey, Incryptid. But still.
sj - Mar 30, 2020 3:28:12 pm PDT #25752 of 28194
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Tomie de Paola, children's author, died today. link
Cashmere - Mar 30, 2020 4:22:54 pm PDT #25753 of 28194
Now tagless for your comfort.
That is so sad.
sj - Mar 30, 2020 4:25:52 pm PDT #25754 of 28194
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I went to one of his signings once before ltc was born. I was one of the few people there without kids, but I'm glad I went and told him how important his books were to me. ltc loves her books too now, especially Strega Nona.
Toddson - Apr 02, 2020 5:22:11 am PDT #25755 of 28194
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Early each month, the Smart Bitches (sorry to keep bringing them up, but I do check them out frequently) has a list of books coming out that month. They have the title, when they'll come out, tags as to the type of book and a brief description, along with a cover picture. Coming out this month, The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper - a YA about a lesbian capybara pirate. It seems to hit a number of Buffista sweet spots.
esse - Apr 04, 2020 5:20:56 pm PDT #25756 of 28194
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers from the Gallant Lab at UC Berkeley scanned the brains of nine participants while they read and listened to a series of tales from "The Moth Radio Hour." After analyzing how each word was processed in the the brain's cortex, they created maps of the participants' brains, noting the different areas helped interpret the meaning of each word.
Looking at the brain scans and data analysis, the researchers saw that the stories stimulated the same cognitive and emotional areas, regardless of their medium. It's adding to our understanding of how our brains give semantic meaning to the squiggly letters and bursts of sound that make up our communication.
esse - Apr 04, 2020 5:22:19 pm PDT #25757 of 28194
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I saw this the other day! Listening to audiobooks has always felt like reading to me, in part because I "hear" the books in my head when I'm reading, often to the point that I feel compelled to read out loud to match the way my brain is interpreting tone/voice/etc. So this was on point for my experience.
Cashmere - Apr 05, 2020 5:14:23 am PDT #25758 of 28194
Now tagless for your comfort.
ease, me, too!!