Category Archives: Bookish

The Book Club of my Enemy is My Book Club

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Er, whatever.  So I was at the library today and I found this brilliant tome:  “The Overton Window,” by the premier auteur of our times, “Glenn” Beck. I thought that we could do a little book clubbin’. So here’s the … Continue reading →

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book lovers 1, teabaggers 0

Posted on September 30, 2009 by

Living in DC provided me with glimpses of two rousing events, the teabagging event of the century, the “Taxpayer March on Washington” on September 12, 2009, and the National Book Festival on September 26, 2009. I’ll bet you knew about … Continue reading →

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Wherein I emerge, unscathed.

Posted on July 7, 2009 by

You may or may not have noticed (admit it: You noticed) that I’ve been off the radar yet again, this time for nearly a week (!). I know what you’re thinking, but, no, I was not surfing with Jesse Ventura … Continue reading →

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Infinite Summer? I got your Infinite Summer RIGHT HERE! (Ooo, burn!)

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

No, actually, I think it’s a great idea, and you should follow Zack! and his progress reports on David Foster Wallace’s masterwork, Infinite Jest, throughout the next couple of months. And you should really probably also read it, because 70 … Continue reading →

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Week 1: Prep/Pep Talk: Year of the Infinite Summer

Posted on June 26, 2009 by

As a few of our readers may know (I let on about it in our Twitter feed), this week the Infinite Summer began.  The goal is to read the imposing Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, moving at a leisurely … Continue reading →

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