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What, no Angels and Insects? No Blade Runner? No Giant? Okay, I'm wrong about Giant—I've always over-rated it because it was almost exclusively made up of boring parts, so I got to make out with my girlfriend in the movie theater for nearly three hours. Now that was a visceral cinematic experience.
Writing a single "Recommended Components" blurb takes me about half an hour. It involves skimming the original review, searching for the details and the highlights and the heart, extracting those lovely bits, and rearranging them into a meaningful and seamless miniature review. It means taking five pages and condensing them into one hundred words. It means turning an essay into a poem. I kinda love it, I kinda hate it.
Sometimes, I complete an entry, re-read it, shrug, and go on. Shrug and go on. Shrug and go on. Other times, I complete an entry, re-read it, and say…
Part of NPR's You Must Read This series, which mostly seems like a better idea than it is. Anyway, this one intrigued me because The Dain Curse always struck me as nigh unto incoherent—perhaps it's time for a reconsideration.
Where's my copy of The American Library's Hammett: The Novels?
Why the man's a radical preservationist! But I agree with him more than not.
At last, a theory that explains that I probably do have more readers than Stephen Mejias, John Atkinson, Buddha, Adam Sohmer, Alan in Victoria, Jeff Wong, Al Marcy, my wife, and Monty. According to the 1% rule, I actually have almost one hundred readers!
Empires tremble at my might.
Huckleberry says it's too hot to be cute or amusing this week. Some other time, maybe.
Welcome to readers of The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.
Bagheera displays a languor not unlike that of a Modigliani nude.
Welcome to readers of The Friday Ark and Carnival of the Cats.
Based on the chap with the season tickets next to my concert seats, I'd say so! Hermione Eyre weighs in.
You're absolutely right, Christian: I do have the bug. I do! I'm not ashamed to admit it, though it does come as a small surprise. Next thing you know, I'll begin to wonder silly wonders:
1. Are all audiophiles music lovers?
2. Does music sound better on black CD-Rs?
3. Has this amplifier been subjected to double-blind testing?
4. What happened to my remote?
Anyway. Yesterday's goal was accomplished; I made it through all of June and halfway through July. So far, today, I've completed July. I'll begin August soon.
Usually, when I…
The competition's fierce, but KFC's new Famous Bowls just might take the, um, cake, according to Dan Neil.
Also, if you like good writing, read Neil's paean to the need for speed in a Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG Cabriolet.