I’ve never heard a single Ani DiFranco song on the radio, which is ridiculous because my god she writes beautiful lyrics. Just found a new one called Origami (get it here; it’s #46 right now). Here’s the chorus: And I know men are delicate, origami creatures Who need women to unfold them Hold them when [...]
This time next week me and the boyz will finally be getting together to play some Dungeons and Dragons. It’s been a long time since our last game, but — sadly — long hiatuses between play sessions are pretty much par for the course these days. The amount of time one can allot to gaming [...]
It’s been a fairly eventful weekend, as my weekends go: good movies, epic trivial pursuit games, reunions with long-lost and much-missed friends, rousing Magic tournaments, hikes in parks, games of tennis; and so on. A lot of fun to do, but perhaps less fun to read about. So, the highlights: In the mall, trying to [...]
George Saunders has written one of the saddest and most beautiful essays I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a manifesto from the PRKA (People Reluctant to Kill for Abstractions) which describes their most recent show of force. An excerpt: During Phase IV, just after lunch, we were able to avoid bulldozing a single home. [...]
We were sitting in Borders last night when my wife, who was reading the store catalog, suddenly started laughing. She tapped my arm and handed me the catalog and pointed at the listing for a just-published memoir. It’s called Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Now, as titles go, this is absolutely inspired. I really [...]
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